Audi South Africa, in partnership with GridCars, has finalized the installation of 33 electric vehicle charging stations across the country, including Sandton.
- The project, in partnership with GridCars has resulted in 33 installations of fast and ultra-fast electric vehicle charging stations.
- These represent a total of 70 charge point connectors and expands on the existing network in the country.
- The chargers range in their charging capacity from 22kW (AC) to 80kW (DC) and 150kW (DC) ultra-fast charging.
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Immediately available to all South African electric vehicle drivers, regardless of model or brand ownership, the live 22 kW dual (AC) electric vehicle charging stations, enabling +/- 100 KM in about one hour can be located at lifestyle and destination venues in greater Sandton:
- Johannesburg Country Club
- Bryanston Country Club
- Kyalami Corner
- Virgin Active Bryanston
With the public Audi EV chargers now formally in operation and available, our project in ensuring that here are active state-of-the-art EV chargers at key destination and lifestyle venues across South Africa, is tracking well and we are excited to officially encourage all early adopters of electric mobility to utilize these charge points. This is a huge encouragement towards the adoption of EV’s in South Africa as it’s a positive indication towards a growing public EV charging network in our country.
// Head of Audi South Africa, Sascha Sauer
The live 150kW (DC) electric vehicle charging stations initiated by Audi are the first for the South African market and will enable +/- 340 KM driving range in approximately 30 minutes. have been strategically positioned along national roads to support long-distance travel:
- N1 – Colesburg, Caltex, Northern Cape
- N2 – Mosselbay, Langeberg Mall, Western Cape
- N3 – Tugela North, Engen, Kwa-Zulu Natal
- N4 – Riverside Mall, Mbombela, Mpumalanga
The live 80kW (DC) fast electric vehicle charging stations, enabling +/- 185 KM in 30 minutes can be located at:
- N1 – Ventersburg, Caltex, Free State
- N1 – Richmond, Caltex, Northern Cape
- N2 – The Crags, Engen, Plettenburg Bay, Western Cape
- N3 – Tugela South, Engen, Kwa-Zulu Natal
- N4 – Alzu Petroport, Mpumalanga (Audi has upgraded the existing unit from DC 60kW to DC 80kW. GridCars has also installed a new EV charging unit at Kranskop Engen, Limpopo).
The other live 22 kW dual (AC) electric vehicle charging stations, enabling +/- 100 KM in about one hour can be located at lifestyle and destination venues in the following provinces:
Western Cape
- Hazendal Wine Estate, Stellenbosch
- Franschhoek Motor Museum, Franschhoek
- Delaire Graff Estate, Stellenbosch
- Spier Wine Estate, Stellenbosch
- Thesen Island, Knysna
- Graham Beck Wine Estate, Robertson
- The Marine Hotel, Hermanus
- The Cellars Hohenort Hotel, Constantia
- D’Hub B&B, Cape L’Agulhas
Gauteng
- Parkview Shopping Centre, Pretoria
- Johannesburg Country Club, Auckland Park
- Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Country Club
- Serengeti Golf & Wildlife Estate, Kempton Park
Mpumalanga
- 84 on Main, Dullstroom
- Hazyview Junction Shopping Centre
Kwa-Zulu Natal
- Cornubia Mall, Mt. Edgecombe
- Selborne Hotel & Golf Club, Pennington
- Cedar Garden B&B, Underberg
Free State
- Protea Hotel by Marriot, Clarens
North West
- Village Mall, Haartebeespoort Dam
These publicly accessible charging stations are new and incremental to the current electric vehicle (EV) public charging network in South Africa and can easily be located on the GridCars live online map.
The Sandton Times has not had the opportunity to test any Audi or GridCars technology and is unable to confirm the above claimed times or distances.
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