Expanding electric vehicle charging network requires more government funding, advocates say

It will take time to build a big enough network of electric vehicle charging stations to eliminate queues, the NRMA says. Photograph: Brendon Thorne/Getty Images

Electric vehicle charging stations are located right across Australia but in many locations there are only one or two outlets, experts say, and that needs to change if people are to avoid lengthy queues next summer.

Significant government investment in regional EV infrastructure is the key to ending the frustrations many holidaymakers have experienced over the past few weeks, a number of charging companies have said.