Power vacuum: how a lack of charging stations is holding back Australia's EV revolution

Chip shortages and years of government neglect mean the country is lagging well behind China, Europe and North AmericaGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastSurging sales of electric vehicles show the automotive revolution is coming, but its arrival is being held up by a fundamental problem: a lack of charging stations. This was apparent over the Australian summer when long queues formed at public chargers on holiday travel routes.There are about 3,700 public chargers, at just over 2,100 locations, across Australia, according to an Electric Vehicle Council report published in October - a fraction of the number in many comparable countries. In Canada, drivers have access to more than 16,000 public chargers at about 7,000 locations. Continue reading...