Australia: Queensland to add 2,500 EV chargers

The Australian state of Queensland announced that it would install chargers for electric vehicles every 150 kilometres across the state over the next three years.

The Queensland government is digging deep into its pockets to further electric mobility across the state. It will invest 42 million Australian dollars over the next three years to set up an additional 2,500 chargers across the state. That translates to an investment of around 26.7 million US dollars.

Local media reports that the chargers will be installed in intervals of 150 kilometres. According to Energy Minister Mick de Brenni, the locations will include hospitals, places for further education, theatres and convention centres. Presumably, all (or at least most) of these will be AC chargers, though the government did not elaborate on that.

Transport Minister Mark Bailey told ABC that “this is just another innovative way that Queensland’s leading in terms of encouraging people to use electric vehicles and for them to be charged in all kinds of different places.”

Queensland has done quite a bit to make EVs more attractive. In the summer, the government doubled EV rebates. Residents who purchased an electric vehicle on or after 21 April 2023 for a dutiable value of 68,000 AUD or less can apply for the subsidies. Businesses are only eligible for a 3,000 AUD adjustment rebate payment.

abc.net.au