In the coming months Council, alongside a range of Electric Vehicle charging providers, will be installing chargers across the LGA (some will be on a pay-to-use basis).
Last week we ‘completed’ a set of chargers outside North Turramurra Golf Club with Exploren and there will be two more sets at Turramurra Library and the West Pymble pool later this month.
I went to test out the North Turramurra charger and my experience is as follows.
1. Bring your own charging cable and plug into what appears to be a 7kW charger.
2. You have to download the app to being charging, so I installed the app.
3. Scan a QR code. No probs.
4. ERROR MESSAGE!!! Charger not found on network. 😅
So it’s a bit of an embarrassing situation, similar to the Jolt charger in Roseville when it was first rolled out.
They’re teething issues and I’m sure they’ll be sorted out over time.
These chargers, along with potentially hydrogen next decade, will support our transition to Net Zero by 2040 in Ku-ring-gai. Alongside the charging network, we have also required the builders of new apartment blocks to provide electric charging conduits and meters to each residential parking spot. (The installation of an actual charger is the last leg that the home owner has to opt-in.)
