Queensland’s South Burnett Regional Council says it has taken a step towards becoming the home of the ‘Smart Country’, joining with Stanwell Corporation to deliver the first public fast electric vehicle (EV) charging station at Kingaroy.
“This small but significant project fits neatly into our overall strategy to develop the ‘Smart Country’ concept, so that our communities are digitaly advantaged and through our initiatives we will integrate communication, information and accessible technologies,” said Council CEO, Mark Pitt.
The installation of the Tritium RT50kW EV fast-charging station will provide up to 300 kilometres of range to an electric vehicle in an hour.
Infrastructure upgrades to support the provision of EV charge station were delivered as part of Council’s 2020-21 Capital Works Programme, with the cost of the EV charging station unit funded by Stanwell Corporation.
