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'With more than 10 per cent of new cars sold in the ACT now running on
electricity, popular coastal getaway towns are struggling with the
infrastructure needed to keep the tourism trade fully charged.
EV-driving tourists visiting the New South Wales South Coast are already
increasing, raising concerns a lack of charging stations may force them to go
elsewhere.
In summer, some EV drivers reported waiting an hour or more to use one of three
public fast chargers in Batemans Bay, and further south the only public fast
charger in the Bega Shire was under maintenance for weeks at a time.
Katherine Maxwell from the South Coast Health and Sustainability Alliance is
one of a growing number of people worried tourists will start looking elsewhere
for a holiday.
"We had queues lining up four or five deep over summer," Ms Maxwell said.
"Imagine showing up in a petrol car and you had to wait an hour and a half to
fill up your car. You just wouldn't do it."'
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
