New EV charger ready for holidays.

A new electric vehicle charger is ready for holidaymakers heading in or out of south Auckland this summer.

The Takanini station, opened by Vector, is Auckland’s southernmost EV charger.

The charger will be hosted by shopping precinct Takanini Village on Walters Rd.

Vector chief executive Simon Mackenzie says it makes sense to install a charger in Takanini because Auckland has the country’s largest number of registered EVs by far.

“Takanini Village is well-placed as pit stop either into or out of Auckland.

“Here you’ve got the Southern Motorway, Great South Rd, the proposed Mill Rd Corridor, and a fantastic shopping centre.”

Takanini Village developer, James Wallace of Tonea Investments, says the EV charging station is another example of the suburb’s growth and development.

Vector’s EV charging programme has been made possible with the support of majority shareholder Entrust, via a fund which has historically been used for undergrounding projects in the Entrust district.

This has recently been extended to include new technology such as solar and battery and EV chargers.

Go to vector.co.nz for more information