{"id":87929,"date":"2024-11-05T05:01:14","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T19:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=87929"},"modified":"2024-11-05T05:01:14","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T19:31:14","slug":"best-ev-charging-station-mb3044","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/best-ev-charging-station-mb3044\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia’s Best Public EV Charging Station: And The Winner Is …"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Australian Electric Vehicle Association (AEVA) has unveiled its inaugural charging station award. And the winning location isn’t in any of the major cities – or even a small one.<\/p>\n

AEVA<\/a> was formed after the oil price shocks of 1973 and according to the Association, is the longest continuously running electromobility society in the world.<\/p>\n

At its Annual General Meeting in Hobart, a winner was chosen based on previous nominations from members that were then whittled down to a final eight from which the champion was selected.<\/p>\n

The winner of the best charging station in Australia is the RAA site at Snowtown. Located in South Australia’s Mid-North, Snowtown is around 150 kilometres from Adelaide and had a population of 425 in the 2021 Census. The station offers 200kW fast DC charging with three CCS2 plugs and one CHAdeMO plug, and a 7kW AC charger.<\/p>\n

So, what made Snowtown a winner? Features include shaded parking bays (it can get *really* hot in Snowtown), good lighting, a priority bay for those with disabilities and pull-through parking for EVs that are towing. Additionally, the station is adjacent to a roadhouse with a shop and toilets – Shell Snowtown Roadhouse, aka Perry\u2019s Roadhouse, which is open 5.00am – 10pm, 7 days a week.<\/p>\n

\u201cEV drivers want to stop and recharge somewhere nice. Shade, toilets, a cafe \u2013 things motorists have come to expect from a service station\u201d said Dr Chris Jones, AEVA national president.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Snowtown station’s location and other details can be found on SQ’s public EV charger map<\/a>. It covers all of Australia and is powered by Plugshare, which also offers a free phone app. In unfortunate timing, it seems two of the station’s ports were having issues yesterday according to a couple of Plugshare user reports.<\/p>\n

RAA Charge SA Rollout<\/h2>\n

In collaboration with the South Australian Government, RAA has been building out South Australia’s first border-to-border network of EV charging stations that should be completed by the end of this year. A $12 million State Government grant helped fund the project.<\/p>\n

Powered by (net) 100% renewable energy, 98% of stations are situated less than 200 kilometres apart, and 75% of the locations are in regional SA.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving delivered more than 530 plugs at 142 sites across South Australia, we are incredibly proud of the impact that the RAA Charge network is having in opening our regional roads for EV drivers,\u201d said<\/a> RAA CEO Nick Reade.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

RAA partnered with Chargefox on the project. In 2022, Chargefox was wholly acquired by Australian Motoring Services (AMS), which is owned by the Mobility Clubs of Australia (NRMA, RACV, RACQ, RAA, RAC, and RACT).<\/p>\n

How Much Does RAA EV Charging Cost?<\/h2>\n

Pricing varies depending on type and time of charging. For destination (7kW) sites at the time of writing:<\/p>\n