Electric vehicle owners will be able to recharge in more places after a major electricity firm pledged to install chargers on power poles around the country.
Source:The first of Ausgrid's chargers will be unveiled at Dixon Park Beach in Merewether, NSW in a move chief executive Richard Gross said would give"We know the uptake of EVs is only going to increase in the coming years and projects like this show that if industry and communities work together we can use existing infrastructure to roll out this technology quickly and conveniently," he said.
Mr Gross said the company would confer with other local councils and technology providers to determine the best locations for its charging network, identifying areas in "busy suburban streets to popular tourist destinations and small regional towns".
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