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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Royce Kurmelovs

Apartment dwellers face hurdles in the race to install EV chargers

Nathan Hage at an electric vehicle charging station in the car park of the Zinc Building in Sydney’s Alexandria
Nathan Hage at an electric vehicle charging station in the car park of his apartment building in Sydney’s Alexandria. Photograph: Jessica Hromas/The Guardian

After Jules Stewart ordered an electric vehicle, her next move was to ask the property manager of her northern Sydney apartment building about installing a powerpoint in the garage.

The 60-year-old speechwriter says she was happy to foot the bill, and didn’t want anything fancy – like a Tesla Powerwall or three-phase charging – just a plug to charge overnight.

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