Australia’s largest EV quick charging web site is open for enterprise, with 16 Tesla Supercharger stalls now obtainable on the firm’s Albury web site – simply in time for the Christmas vacation rush.
Every of the stalls on the facility on the Business Membership in Stanley Avenue function the newest V4 Superchargers and have charging speeds of as much as 250kW, relying on the make of the automotive. The positioning is now reside, in keeping with the Tesla App, with 15 of the 16 quick chargers prepared for use by EV drivers.
New Tesla Supercharger: Albury, NSW, Australia (16 stalls) https://t.co/NFXzYBc9eR pic.twitter.com/CGNMXLN0n1
— Tesla Charging (@TeslaCharging) December 8, 2023
The V4 chargers present an extended cable – 2.98 metres in comparison with 1.98 meters within the V3 sequence – which can assist cost non-Tesla EVs with various cost port places, and with out getting in the best way of different EVs.
The Albury web site is certainly one of no less than three of that scale deliberate by Tesla in NSW, and partly funded by the NSW authorities, which ought to imply that the services might be open to non-Tesla drivers, as are half the Tesla Supercharging websites across the nation.
Nonetheless, The Pushed understands that the Albury facility is not going to be open to non-Tesla automobiles earlier than the approaching vacation season.
A neighborhood Tesla and expertise fanatic Jason went out and confirmed that the charging pace of 250 kW was achieved. This equated to 1,579 km/hour of cost being delivered at decrease state of cost.
Properly I am again on the Albury @tesla Supercharger to dona pace take a look at in the present day.. wasn’t for lengthy, however I hit 250kW charging pace at round 15% SOC.
This equates to 1,579km/hr.. wild. pic.twitter.com/Cv3pPsOOX9
— techAU (@techAU) December 9, 2023
Beforehand, the biggest charging websites throughout Australia have been additionally Tesla supercharger websites. Among the latest deployments embody:
Yass, NSW (12 V3 superchargers)
Campbelltown, NSW (12 V3 superchargers)
Field Hill, VIC (12 V3 superchargers)
A number of different websites with 12 superchargers are additionally at present beneath building in NSW and Victoria.
With EV uptake at an all-time excessive, the upcoming summer season break might be an enormous take a look at of the charging infrastructure throughout the nation.
The opening of the Albury web site is especially timing, because the city – and its twin metropolis of Wodonga – was the main focus of a few of the prolonged queues skilled within the final vacation interval. Wodonga has a six-tall Tesla supercharger facility with up 120kW.
Since final Christmas, no less than one other 43,000 Tesla Mannequin Y and Mannequin 3s, and greater than 80,000 EVs in whole, have hit Australia’s roads, so the strain could possibly be on once more this vacation season.
The rollout of bigger fast-charging websites is important to making sure EV uptake is sustained and with extra automobiles on the street, even bigger websites might be wanted to forestall lengthy queues.
Riz is the founding father of carloop primarily based in Melbourne, specialising in Australian EV information, perception reviews and tendencies. He’s a mechanical engineer who spent the primary 7 years of his profession constructing transport infrastructure earlier than beginning carloop. He has a ardour for automobiles, notably EVs and desires to assist cut back transport emissions in Australia. He at present drives a pink Tesla Mannequin 3.