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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Peter Brewer

No garage for your EV? Then swap it out or plug into a street light

Recharging from street lights and drive-through swappable battery stations are seen as two key solutions to convincing apartment-dwellers to own an electric vehicle.

WATCH: Nio's first battery swapping station in Europe was built in December 2022

The former of these solutions is being trialled quietly by the ACT government on the street outside 33 Eastlake Parade in Kingston.

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