Canberra given an 'A-minus' in first audit of public EV chargers

Canberra given an 'A-minus' in first audit of public EV chargers

A public fast EV charger in Hobart Place, Civic. Photo: James Coleman. Canberra has scored a “satisfactory” result for the state of our public EV chargers in the first audit conducted by EV drivers. Members of the ACT branch of the Australian Electric Vehicle Association (AEVA ACT) were sent out in teams last Friday morning (11 April) to inspect all of the ACT’s publicly available DC fast-charging stations. They assessed the physical condition o…

ACT public fast charging gets an 'A-minus' - 04-13-2025 : Australian Electric Vehicle Association news for AEVA in Australia

On Friday April 11, the ACT branch conducted an audit of every public DC fast charger in the ACT ahead of the Easter long weekend. Each station was checked for physical condition, whether it was in service, and whether the charging apps were giving correct information. A total of 102 plugs (86 CCS2 and 16 CHAdeMO connectors) across 26 sites were checked. Five plugs were found to be out of service but, importantly, no site was completely out of s…