Tighter regulation and careful planning will ensure our public chargers actually work.
- Lecturer, School of Electrical Engneering and Computer Science, The University of Queensland
- Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, School of Engineering, The University of Western Australia
To boost the slow uptake of EVs in Australia, authorities have focused on expanding the charger network and ensuring chargers are online. But this won’t be enough.
Emissions from city drivers have largely fallen, while emissions from rural and regional drivers have risen.
There is already a blueprint for a reliable network of charging stations. The industry can learn a lot from the petrol station giants – plus its chargers can harness the powers of digital technology.
A study of 230 electric vehicles found only 25% of charging happens during peak demand periods. Their patterns of use also mean spare battery capacity could be fed into the grid at these times.
It’s encouraging to see the Morrison government move past its claim electric vehicles would ‘end the weekend’. But the new plan is not the national electric vehicle strategy Australia deserves, and badly needs.
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