New electric vehicle chargers will be installed at 11 sites across the North Coast, says the NSW government.
In a media release, they say $5.9 million is being invested ‘to boost regional tourism and support the shift to cleaner transport’.
‘The region which includes the Kyogle, Lismore, Tweed Shire and Kempsey Local Government Areas will receive 35 new EV charge ports at 11 sites’.
Byron, Ballina and Clarence Valley Shires were not mentioned in the media release.
‘Exact locations, of the new charging stations, are being finalised in consultation with local councils’, they said.
‘This third round of the NSW Government EV Destination Charging Grants program will see chargers rolled out across 48 regional locations over the next year, helping make NSW the easiest place in Australia to own an EV’.
‘It also introduces faster chargers than previous rounds which are powered by 100 per cent renewable energy.
They claim the NSW Labor government has ‘delivered funding for close to 3,300 new chargers at more than 1,200 sites across NSW. Boosting charging infrastructure decreases range anxiety and drives uptake’.
For more information on the Electric Vehicle Destination Charging Grant, visit www.energy.nsw.gov.au/business-and-industry/programs-grants-and-schemes/electric- vehicles/electric-vehicle-destination
A selection of EV friendly road trips are mapped here: www.visitnsw.com/evroadtrips
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