Australian EV Charging Network Expands

Each of Australia’s mainland capital cities now has networked electric-vehicle charging stations, with provider ChargePoint saying this gives the country a breadth of coverage that rivals the U.S. as the world’s largest.

The claim comes as ChargePoint establishes two public charging outlets in Perth, adding to existing stations in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, Townsville, the Sunshine Coast and Adelaide.

With the Western Australian installations, the number of ChargePoint charging outlets has reached 50. CEO James Brown says it is a sign of things to come.

“With major car manufacturers moving rapidly to bring EVs on line, the country needs state-of-the-art infrastructure to support them and we are providing that,” he says in a statement.

“It is anticipated that several thousand charging stations will be located throughout

Australia over the next three years as electric vehicles gain market share.”

ChargePoint says operating its access charging stations involves the use of its free network card.

The stations are monitored around the clock and drivers are notified by text-message or email when their vehicles are fully charged or if there is an issue with the charging.

ChargePoint has a free iPhone application that allows users to identify the locations of charging outlets around Australia, reserves the public stations and gives drivers directions to them.