Charge.co.za has launched South Africa's first fully off-grid EV charging station

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That's great, we need more projects that exclude and bypass Eskom totally the faster Eskom collapse the better for everyone else.
 
You know it’s a South African article when the location of something is described by waypoints and not by a simple Google maps link :ROFL:
Between the third and fourth baobab and where the post office used to be opposite the tuckshop.

How do I navigate to it as an EV driver? Can’t really guess where it is and hope my EV gets there can I now?
 
mypetcow said:
You know it’s a South African article when the location of something is described by waypoints and not by a simple Google maps link :ROFL:
Between the third and fourth baobab and where the post office used to be opposite the tuckshop.

How do I navigate to it as an EV driver? Can’t really guess where it is and hope my EV gets there can I now?
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Search for Gridcars on Maps. You'll find one every 400km. All ZA EVs have these, at the very least, as part of their on-board mapping software.
 
Charge opens first of 120 solar-powered EV charging stations that will connect SA towns and cities

South Africa’s electric car adoption rate might be slow at present, but work is progressing behind the scenes on a rural network of solar-powered charging stations to ensure that the country is ready for a more electrified future.

A company called Charge, formerly known as Zero Carbon Charge, this week opened its first off-grid, ultra-fast renewable energy powered EV charging station in Wolmaransstad in the North West Province.

This, says Charge, is the first of 120 solar-powered charging stations that the company plans to erect on major routes over the coming year. The stations will be paired with farm stalls so that users can grab a cup of coffee and a bite to eat while waiting for their cars to charge.

The intention is to space them out at 150km intervals to ensure that South Africans can more easily cover long distances between cities in fully electric vehicles.

 
When is the fully off-grid charging station coming online between Alldays and Tolwe?
 
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