Tesla has been delivering EV quick charging infrastructure in Australia longer than some other firm and now has set a milestone by opening over 600 DC quick chargers throughout the nation.
As of this month, Tesla is now working 101 websites with 602 stalls, with a number of new websites opened in current weeks that includes Tesla’s V3 superchargers ,that are rated at 250 kW.
These embrace one web site within the northern Sydney suburb of Dee Why which has 4 charging bays, and one other at Chatswood Place with an extra eight. That one was formally opened this week though it has been in use for just a few weeks.
New Tesla Supercharger: Dee Why, NSW, Australia (4 stalls) https://t.co/PNcycQLYKv pic.twitter.com/VxcP1qIlIk
— Tesla Charging (@TeslaCharging) August 29, 2024
Transferring additional south, Tesla has additionally opened 2 websites in Victoria throughout the final fortnight. One among these websites is within the city of Vivid which is positioned 320 km north-east of Melbourne.
This web site additionally has 4 charging bays and is near the favored Alpine Nationwide Park, making journeys simpler to that a part of the state.
Staying in Victoria however heading west alongside the coast, a brand new supercharger web site with 4 charging bays has opened within the city of Port Campbell, which is about 230 km from Melbourne.
This web site is alongside the well-known Nice Ocean Street and beforehand has been missing chargers. As a result of this, it’s additionally opened to non-Tesla autos which may cost right here for 92 c/kWh whereas Tesla autos can cost for 64 c/kWh. One other web site is below development at Springwood in Queensland.
New Tesla Supercharger: Port Campbell, VIC, Australia (4 stalls) https://t.co/xhwNYSPEvJ pic.twitter.com/FpHF9niBZm
— Tesla Charging (@TeslaCharging) August 29, 2024
With EV uptake persevering with to rise over the previous few years, we’ve additionally seen an uptick within the tempo at which the websites are coming on-line.
In current weeks, a number of websites throughout the nation have come on-line whereas just a few others are approaching completion. One among these relies in Mackay, Queensland, and is predicted to be on-line within the coming weeks.
Welcome to Mackay QLD you horny little buggers, thanks @elonmusk @Tesla ♥️ pic.twitter.com/xvyMlSQgcQ
— Mrs G ♥️ 🥂👋🏻 (@krracaboz) September 2, 2024
Just a few of those supercharger places will see good utilisation throughout the coming months, notably throughout the summer time months.
With Tesla persevering with its rollout of superchargers in lots of components of Australia and different networks additionally contributing to the nationwide rollout, present and future EV drivers will discover street journeys in an EV simpler than ever.
It’ll additionally assist cut back the queues we’ve seen lately which may solely be a great factor to enhance group confidence in EVs.
Riz is the founding father of carloop based mostly 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 vehicles, notably EVs and needs to assist cut back transport emissions in Australia. He presently drives a purple Tesla Mannequin 3.