The Caravan Industry Association of Australia is calling for support on transforming its national caravan park network into a fast charge super network for EVs.
Scenes witnessed during the summer holidays in many holiday towns around the country, with lengthy queues and hours-long wait at the local community EV charger are a sign of things to come, it says.
“As we look towards a future with more EVs on the road, our holiday travel and road trips could look very different if we don’t start to act now.”
Growing frustrations and the threat of limited charger opportunities could significantly stifle the caravanning industry, the backbone of domestic tourism, and an industry that contributes more than $27 billion annually to Australia’s economy, says the association.
It’s calling upon Government and the market to help it utilise its national footprint of more than 2600 caravan parks into a national fast charger and community generator network.
“As an industry, we see the challenges presented by the transition,” says Caravan Industry Association of Australia chief executive Stuart Lamont.
“We also want to be an active contributor to the solution and with a truly national network of caravan parks in some of Australia’s key regional destinations and overnight transit routes we believe we can be at the forefront of the transition.
“We are looking to government to support a market readiness report to articulate and demonstrate the architecture and road map for an open market response to a fast charger network provision. We know technology also exists that parks can utilise to not only be a charger location but be a community energy collector and contributor.”
Lamont says early conversations have been promising in terms of the technology options for a network.
“Unfortunately, these options require significant financial contribution and a will to be solution focused.”
The association says it is open to hearing from any strategic partners.
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