Belgrave, Warburton and Healesville will receive a 50-kilowatt electric vehicle charging station each in the near future, increasing the range of travel available to EV owners throughout the Hills and Yarra Valley.
The charging stations will be built through the State Government’s Destination Charging Across Victoria Program and will be installed by Evie Networks as a part of their 55 charging stations across the state funded through the program.
Yarra Ranges Mayor Jim Child said the charging stations would make the Yarra Ranges better equipped and connected for EV travel.
“Our municipality is large and diverse, so these additional charging stations will significantly reduce any range anxiety by EV users while they travel throughout the Yarra Ranges,” he said.
“These public fast chargers will mean that current EV owners, and hopefully prospective EV owners, will be a maximum 80km return trip to any charge point in the municipality.”
The EVCCF program has awarded $5 million in grant funding to 32 applicants, with the planned installation of around 141 charging stations. It aims to build a fast-charging network in key tourist and high-use locations.
