Australia’s top fuel supplier say its plan to install 300 electric charging bays by the end of this year is moving slower than expected.
Fuel supplier Ampol is falling short of its target to roll out 300 electric vehicle charging bays across the country, pointing to delays in securing enough connections to the grid and a slowdown in Australians switching to electric cars.
This, he said, was partly due to difficulties obtaining access to power lines in a congested grid that was struggling to cope with the build-out of more renewable energy and heavier demand. “Uptake of electric vehicles has stabilised … probably given the economic environment,” Halliday said.But he stressed that Ampol intended to press ahead with its charging network plans and “ramp up” the rollout in the second half of the year, as more bays were connected to electricity supply.
Despite posting significant sales growth, electric vehicles remain a small proportion of Australia’s overall vehicle fleet, accounting for just 0.9 per cent of old and new passenger vehicles on the road. Ampol on Monday said it expected fuel demand to remain robust “well into the 2030s”.
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