New electric vehicle fast-charger added to make crossing the Nullarbor easier

A new 50kW electric vehicle (EV) fast charger is being added to help drivers top up charge more easily while crossing the Nullarbor.

Work on the new fast-charging site at the Yalata Roadhouse Caravan Park will begin next month to close the gap between the nearest 150kW facility at Ceduna in South Australia and the Western Australia border.

The Royal Automobile Association’s (RAA) CEO Nick Reade said the site, being created in partnership with Chargefox, is being upgraded from its original planned capacity of 7kW to 50kW, thanks to an agreement between RAA and the South Australian Government.

“Securing enough power to support fast EV charging along the far west coast has been challenging because much of it is beyond the established electricity grid, which ends just west of Ceduna,” Mr Reade said.

“The 480 kilometres from Ceduna to the Border Village has been a black spot for EV charging, and we’re very happy to have been able to find a solution for EV drivers crossing the spectacular Nullarbor."

Between Yalata and the border, EV drivers can charge again at an NRMA-owned 75kW site at the Nullarbor Roadhouse.

At present, the nearest EV charging site after crossing the South Australian border is located 197km from the Nullarbor Roadhouse at Eucla in Western Australia.