Council-funded electric vehicle charging stations have been installed around Waverley suburbs to support owners of zero-emission vehicles. The move is in conjunction with two other councils in the Eastern Suburbs, Woollahra and Randwick, in a push to encourage Sydneysiders to consider using electric vehicles (EV).
“There’s a transformation in motoring in Australia and around the world and the move to EVs start here in Waverley and surrounds,” Mayor John Wakefield of Waverley said.
The Councils have partnered with Jet Charge for the facility. The initial EV charging stations may be found at the following locations but the Councils are invested in adding more areas as the needs grow:
| Waverley | Queen Elizabeth Drive Spring Street outside Mill Hill Community Centre |
| Randwick | Coogee Beach Randwick Community Centre Silver Street car park Des Renford Aquatic Centre |
| Woollahra | Kiaora Place Shopping Centre |
EV users may be able to find the specific locations by downloading the Chargefox app, Bookings and payments are also made on this app.
These charging stations support universal charging for all models of electric vehicles. However, EV owners must bring their own Type 2 (Mennekes) cables to use the facility.
Charge times averagely take 15 minutes and cost around 10 to 25 cents per kilowatt-hour.
