Whanganui's new electric vehicle charger fills a key gap in central New Zealand infrastructure, Whanganui District councillor Josh Chandulal-Mackay says.
The ChargeNet NZ station for electric vehicles (EVs) has been installed at Pak'nSave supermarket on the Victoria Ave-Glasgow St corner.
Chandulal-Mackay and fellow councillor Hadleigh Reid have been lobbying for an easily-accessible charger to be installed in Whanganui.
"Hadleigh and I approached Whanganui & Partners and ChargeNet about the end of 2016 to kick the process off and get informal lobbying under way," Chandulal-Mackay said.
"Until this charger was installed, there was a vital part of the network missing from this part of the region. There's now a network from Wellington right up to New Plymouth. "The chargers also incentivise people to make the switch from petroleum-powered cars to EVs. Being able to charge their vehicle quickly, rather than overnight for 12 hours in their garage, is key to enabling that transition."
