Airport charging option now available

Travelling EV owners finally have a public charging option, with the opening of yet another Charge.net.nz station, this time at Auckland Airport.

The privately-owned charging infrastructure company has had a run of openings lately – timing into the #leadingthecharge tour and its commercial arrangement to site chargers at Z service stations.

The latest is at the Z Skyway service station.

The installation brings Z’s total number of fast start EV charging stations at its sites to six, with an additional two in Auckland, two in Wellington and one in Christchurch.

The charging station at Z Skyway was officially opened by Chelsea Sexton, internationally renowned electric car advocate and advisor. From California, Chelsea is best known for her role in Who Killed the Electric Car, and for her articles and blog posts about electric cars and her views on obtaining mass adoption of the technology by the car industry and drivers.

“Public charging in visible, convenient locations is key to electric vehicle adoption, as well as increased use and enjoyment by existing EV drivers,” Sexton says.

Z sustainability manager, Gerri Ward, said the move was part of Z’s continued commitment to moving from being a part of the climate change problem to the heart of the solution.

“We’re not an oil company, we’re a transport energy company and we’re committed to meeting the needs of our customers, whatever they might be,” Ward says.

“We also want to be at the front of the push towards a cleaner, more sustainable New Zealand and to give Kiwis choices to use more renewable fuels.”