Adelaide to allow Electric car charging stations

There are really few electric cars and thus very few charging points which is the main difficulty with charging points for electrical cars and to break this deadlock, ADLAIDE city council has an idea of taking an initiative and hence declared to offer electric car green-power recharge stations to thousands of motorists in the city. Based on this idea, the council backed Michael Harbison’s (Lord Mayor) move of installation of charging points in U-parks owned by council. These stations will be installed only where requested and will be offered to those who will own reserved spaces. As you can have the same car in the leased car space, the wall next to such a space is ideal and obvious place to begin having charging points on.

Currently in South Australia, there are just seven electric cars registered and it’s understood by Adelaide now that two of them are garaged at Goolwa. Mr. Harbison also added that they don’t expect to be swamped with the application anytime soon but it will surely be there. The price of installation of the units is estimated at $4000 by the council, however, according to Mr. Harbison only as little as seven hundred dollars can be spent for its sourcing. These stations are reported to be installed at the cost of the drivers and the electricity consumed by them would be added to rent of the space. The power will be purchased for accredited green energy suppliers. It was suggested by the councillor Ralph Clarke that the council should expand the program so that recharge point for casual parkers is also included.

Stephen Yarwood who is Deputy Lord Mayor said to promote the greater use of electric vehicle across the city, he would call for detailed reporting option as he finds it the most first logical thing to do. He also said that it is starting to roll and people are going to put in their minds to that and exclaimed that he feels great to feel that he can do it. General Motors who is car giant in US and Premier Mike Rann are currently in talks for the production of first commercial electric car in Australia at the Elizabeth Holden plant.