FilthyCyberRat
Member
Yeah. This one was in Randwick.
Wild that they would put the utility in but not ensure that it can be accessed for its use.
But it’s the council, so I shouldn’t expect too much.
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Kerbside pole-mounted chargers are now a thing
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Wild that they would put the utility in but not ensure that it can be accessed for its use.
But it’s the council, so I shouldn’t expect too much.
Didn't want entitled/rich non EV resident blowback over those entitled/rich EV owners.
This is an area where litigation over the smallest of issues involves everyone on both sideshiring the best lawyers money can buy.
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It's an interesting argument - What speed should kerbside be set at?
I think the default position is 11kW but not an adhoc/random single charger here and there.
It needs to be planned street by street and the buildout be progressive. Start with one per street on every street with parking. Then increase the numbers as the EV uptake increases. Anywhere with unrestricted resident parking should have priority attention for the whole street to be built out.
All street/road to have parking time limits where kerbside charging is installed. This is to prevent charger squatting. Otherwise unrestricted resident parking changes to timed parking when charging between 6am and 10pm
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I wish I could find the article about the rationale that Randwick/Waverley/Woollahra Councils had for not marking the spaces. The thing is, if someone doesn’t have offstreet parking, then they have to park somewhere, and if they are charging at a polecharger then there is a spot somewhere else they aren’t using. So it’s not like it leads to a net reduction in public parking spots
.Suspect it's a bit of a see what works strategy. Within those 3 council areas you've got a few different systems
- Original council network (mostly 22kW) - Chargefox - $0.42/kWh, spaces marked EV only
- Intellihub pole network (22kW) - Exploren - $0.50/kWh, spaces not marked
- Glenyar Ave smart poles (only 7kW) - Chargefox - $0.42/kWh + Parking meter fees, not marked
- Bondi Junction and Woollahra DC (50kW) - Evie - $0.58/kWh, spaces marked
- Original council network (mostly 22kW) - Chargefox - $0.42/kWh, spaces marked EV only
- Intellihub pole network (22kW) - Exploren - $0.50/kWh, spaces not marked
- Glenyar Ave smart poles (only 7kW) - Chargefox - $0.42/kWh + Parking meter fees, not marked
- Bondi Junction and Woollahra DC (50kW) - Evie - $0.58/kWh, spaces marked
FilthyCyberRat
Member
Hopefully someone smart in council has noticed that not having designated spaces next to the chargers isn’t a great idea.
Exploren finally replied and said they don’t own the site so can’t do anything.
Yeah well that’s a hand-washing cop-out. They could make representations to Council. They could point out that EVX managed to get Sydney City Council to agree to signpost and paint the adjacent parking spaces as EV charging bays. They could hire a better negotiator.
Essential Energy have partnered with EVX for a streetlight trial in Port Macquarie - Innovative streetlight EV charger goes on trial in Port Macquarie
Main difference is that it is a single 7kW port, rather than the dual 22kW EVX Polechargers... though obviously much more subtle!
PlugShare - Street Light Charger (Coming Soon) | Port Macquarie, NSW | EV Station
Main difference is that it is a single 7kW port, rather than the dual 22kW EVX Polechargers... though obviously much more subtle!
PlugShare - Street Light Charger (Coming Soon) | Port Macquarie, NSW | EV Station
Can't see a media release published at Ministerial media releases yet, but there's an article in today's Daily Tele about the recipients of the Round One EV kerbside charging grants
- Evie Networks
- ChargePost
- EVSE
- City of Newcastle
- Waverley Council
- EVX
- PLUS ES
- Jolt
- Evie Networks
- ChargePost
- EVSE
- City of Newcastle
- Waverley Council
- EVX
- PLUS ES
- Jolt
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Fantastic stuff! The more the merrier!
Originally, NSW’s EV strategy as released in 2021 had nothing at all about kerbside charging. The concept had never even entered their head. It was all about fast charging no more than 5km away from anyone Sydney.
I’m astonished though that the Daily Telegraph didn’t take the opportunity to have a swing at latte-sipping leftist/woke elites who drive EVs, or how the poor are subsidising the rich (ironic given the types of policies the Telegraph promotes), or when will EVs pay for the damage they do to our roads, or that they are too dangerous, always bursting into flames
Or is all that happening BTL?
"scrapping a $3000 subsidy for drivers who buy a new electric vehicle into rolling out more charging stations."
Have said it many times. Should never be a subsidy / incentives for buying a car. Public money should be in building infrastructure - in this case an EV charging network.
Have said it many times. Should never be a subsidy / incentives for buying a car. Public money should be in building infrastructure - in this case an EV charging network.
Two new names.
Chargepost - looks like another new network
www.chargepost.com.au
Plus ES - mostly networking and embedded networks
pluses.com.au
Chargepost - looks like another new network
ChargePost, Kerbside Electric vehicle chargers | charge vehicle on lamppost
Kerbside Electric Vehicle Charging Solutions - ChargePost Connecting Electric Vehicle Chargers to Existing Kerbside Infrastructure including Power Poles and Lamp Posts
www.chargepost.com.au
Plus ES - mostly networking and embedded networks
PLUS ES - data, metering, infrastructure & energy services
PLUS ES helps businesses across Australia optimise their energy usage through advanced data delivery and end-to-end energy infrastructure solutions
pluses.com.au
I suspect the exact locations are WIP as lots of factors need to be worked through to lock in a specific site, but this SMH article gives the allocation (by LGA) as:
- Inner West Council - 136
- Randwick City Council - 83
- Waverley - 70
- North Sydney - 60
- Willoughby - 50
- Woollahra - 47
- Newcastle City Council - 30
Hundreds of new kerbside chargers coming. Here’s where you will be able to power up your EV
One Sydney council area is set to get more chargers for electric vehicles than most, and only one regional area is part of the latest rollout.
A totally new one to me… what I’ve been able to glean:
- They say they are an Australian CPO
- They don’t have an App yet
- Cost will be 40c/kWh. EVX charge 50c/kWh, 39c/kWh overnight.
- Power is 7 kW, BYO cable
- They will have idle fees but with a 30 minute grace period!
- The EVSE is manufactured in the UK by City EV:
Products | CityEV - UK’s Charge Points for Public & Council Authorities
CityEV charge points can be easily integrated into column and door street lighting, car parks and local authority buildings, without planning permission, for large-scale deployment at low cost.
cityev.net
FilthyCyberRat
Member
Super. The more the merrier.
Just in time for me to leave Randwick and move to the Blue Mountains.
But I’ll finally be able to have at home charging
Just in time for me to leave Randwick and move to the Blue Mountains.
But I’ll finally be able to have at home charging
Public money still going into subsidies and incentives for private ownership of EV. But it is a move in the right direction.
Potentially a trip hazard. I posted a solution not mine upthread sometime ago.
Though it may not work for BYO charging cables
