Evie to roll out electric vehicle chargers at shopping centres

Evie is to roll out electric vehicle fast chargers across 16 shopping centres in Australia and New Zealand by next month.

The EV charging network provider has once again teamed up with AMP Capital to install points at 14 of its sites in Australia and two in New Zealand, adding to those already in place at Macquarie, Randwick, Marrickville Metro, Dapto, and Stud Park.

The new Aussie locations are set to be in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia.

Each site will get two 50kW DC fast EV chargers, with the company claiming it will have the ability "to scale up in the future as demand for EVs continues to grow".

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“Making fast-charging a seamless part of customers’ shopping experiences will help advance our mission to accelerate the adoption of EVs in Australia. If we want to move towards a cleaner transport future, people need to be confident that they can travel with the knowledge they can charge whenever and wherever they need," said Evie Networks CEO Chris Mills.

Evie Networks is backed by the St Baker Energy Innovation Fund’s commitment of $100 million, which is accompanied by a $23.85 million grant from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency.

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The announcement follows the Australian Government awarding $25 million to five energy companies last year to roll out more than 400 electric vehicle charging points across the country – with $8.85m given to Evie for 158 fast charging stations in eight regions.

In 2021 fast food chain Hungry Jack’s also partnered with Evie to begin offering electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at its restaurants.

The first fast-charger was launched at Hungry Jack’s Cabramatta in Sydney’s south west, with funding also coming from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency’s (ARENA) Future Fuels Fund.