One regional electric vehicle owner says it takes 'planning' to reduce range anxiety, while another isn't quite ready to make the long-distance leap.
Regional Australians are being urged to make the switch to electric vehicles
He said he knew his car's range and was confident it was correct, but what he did not know was what would happen when that range hit zero."At least if you go to a service station, there's petrol and there's diesel and they have a different size pump, but that's not the case with electric charging.As a result, Dr Kilminster charges exclusively at home and has kept an old Volkswagen station wagon topped up with fuel for any long-distance trips required.
Ms Farmer and her husband purchased a car that had a range of more than 400 kilometres, allowing them to drive from Gippsland to Melbourne and back in a day on a single charge. According to the EVC, the number of high-power public charging locations was 558, while the number of individual high-power public EV chargers in service was 967. This equates to a 57 per cent increase year-on-year.
"Victoria is the only state or territory I'm aware of that doesn't have a scheme of that nature in place in Australia," Mr De Rango said.
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