A driver has attracted criticism for charging his electric vehicle on the street by passing the charging cable through a stormwater pipe.
2GB host Ray Hadley shared a photo of the car on Monday morning, describing it as “the most remarkable photo I think I’ve ever seen.”
‘This is how an electric vehicle owner charges their car. It drags the power line through the stormwater pipe and into the street,” Hadley told listeners Monday.
‘This is priceless.
In fact, you have your electric vehicle carrying lead through the stormwater pipe.
“I don’t know if you know that water and electricity don’t mix well and could cause some kind of problem for you.”
Electric vehicle sales continue to rise in Australia, but the rapid transition from combustion engines to battery-powered cars presents several major challenges.
The availability of public charging stations was one of the biggest concerns for motorists considering purchasing an electric vehicle, according to a Pureprofile survey of more than 2,000 Australians late last year, second only to purchase price. .
A driver has attracted criticism for charging his electric vehicle on the street by passing the charging cable through a stormwater pipe.
The report found local company Chargefox had installed the largest number of electric chargers in Australia, operating more than one in three charging sites, followed by Evie Networks with 23 per cent of the market and Tesla with 10 per cent.
Jolt and NRMA followed in fourth and fifth place, while electric car charging stations from traditional petrol retailers BP and Ampol took sixth and seventh place as their national rollout progressed.
However, US carmaker Tesla offered the most power through its electric chargers, with its Supercharger network accounting for almost half of Australia’s charging network capacity, the report said.