Coolgardie latest town to join Australia’s longest EV charging network

The small Western Australian town of Coolgardie in the state’s Eastern Goldfields is the latest to join the WA EV Network, Australia’s longest electric vehicle (EV) charging network.

State-owned energy retailer and generator Synergy – which is building the WA EV Network in partnership with state-owned utility Horizon Power – announced on Wednesday that the Coolgardie EV fast charger had been connected to the network.

Located at 90 Bayley Street, beside the Coolgardie Shire Office, the 150kW fast charger allows drivers to top up their EVs in as little as 20 minutes.

The EV charging station also includes a 22kW back-up charger.

“With 19 WA EV Network charging stations now live across the State, Synergy and Horizon Power are reducing range anxiety for EV drivers,” said David Fyfe, CEO of Synergy.

“This is helping to drive the uptake of electric vehicles and supports WA’s road to net zero emissions by 2050.”

The WA EV Network is expected to total 49 EV charging locations across the state and are expected to all be operational by early next year. Averaging less than 200 kilometres apart, the WA EV Network is not only the longest EV network in Australia, but also one of the largest in the world.

The addition of Coolgardie to the WA EV Network follows recent additions in the towns of Esperance, Merredin, and Southern Cross earlier in November, and the city of Karratha and the towns of Exmouth and Kununurra in October.