Soaring Electricity Prices Push Up EV Charging Fees in Australia
A number of electric vehicle (EV) charging networks in Australia have raised their service prices as surging electricity prices bite.
Recently, Chargefox, the largest EV charging network in the country, announced that it would lift prices for some of its charging stations.
This comes as electricity prices are expected to soar by up to 23.7 percent in some states from July 1.
The company, which boasted a record of providing over 930,000 charging sessions since 2017, said prices at 20 fast-charging stations in New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria would climb from 40 cents (27 U.S. cents) to 45 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh).
The affected locations are Ballina, Karuah, Gundagai, Goulburn, Cooma, Zetland and Sydney in NSW and Euroa, Barnawartha, Airport West, Torquay, Moe, Horsham and Ballarat in Victoria….