A photo of an unorthodox electric vehicle charging solution has sparked a community debate on the NSW Mid North Coast.Electrical engineer Keith Bensley was on a morning walk in Sawtell, on the New South Wales Mid North Coast, when he was stopped by an extension power cable snaking across the footpath.Mr Bensley said the cable, which ran across the paved footpath, over an adjacent lawn, all the way to the top story of a block of flats, was being used to charge an electric vehicle.
"If had got in between the plug and the socket. It can actually burn and could start a fire if it was on dry grass.The City of Coffs Harbour Council said the set-up was illegal as it obstructed a public footpath, and encouraged residents to report similar incidents in the future.The nearby Port Macquarie City Council has installed public EV chargers mounted on streetlights in a trial with Essential Energy.
"We moved into quite an old house and we're not sure whether the electrics of it would cope with a charger at the moment," Ms Meyers said."We've had to be a little bit more creative about finding power points around the house we can use to run an extension cable out to the car." "Those who have a standalone house certainly have an advantage, it's very easy to charge from home at the moment," Ms Johnson said.EV sales in Australia doubled last year, but experts say there's more that can be done to boost numbers even further.She said an increase in the number of public charging stations in the regions is vital, so that EV owners who can't charge at home aren't caught out.
The $39.3 million program will build 117 fast charging stations on national highways across the country, ensuring drivers can access a public charging station every 150 kilometres.
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