More and more electric vehicles are on the road in the region, which is great to see.

Electrify2800 members own electric and hybrid vehicles and are happy to talk you through the benefits as a realistic owner. Others in a group are looking forward to their next vehicle being an electric one. 

Orange City Council has recently added to the city’s options with four more charging stations.

Public charging points:

• IGA carpark on Summer Street x6 CCS2
• Millthorpe Hotel 1x Type 2
• Orange Civic Centre Carpark NRMA station Plug types CCS2, CHAdeMO 
• Watson Street, Molong NRMA station Plug types CCS2, CHAdeMO
• Waratahs Sports Club 1x Type 2
• NEW: Botanic Garden pole mounted charger. Approximately $40 to fully charge a vehicle.
• NEW: Lake Canobolas: pole mounted charger. Approximately $40 to fully charge a vehicle.
• COMING: Civic Centre car park and Orange Aquatic Centre pole mounted chargers. Construction commencing in February 2025.

Accommodation:

• Dragonfly Cottage Type 2
• Karimi House – BNB Made Easy Type 2
• Molong Showground 10 x Type 2
• Orange Showgrounds 3x plugs in three phase
• Quest 1x Wall & 2x Type 2
• Sisters Rock Accommodation Type 2
• The Remington 2x Type 2
• Town Square Motel & Metropolitan Hotel 2x Type 2

Wineries:

• Cargo Road Wines 2x Type 2
• Heifer Station Wines 2x type 2
• Highland Heritage 2x Type 2
• Mortimers Wines 2x Wall
• Rikard Wines 1x Type 2
• Ross Hill Wines 3x Type 2

It’s a pleasure to see more EVs on the Orange market. There was a great range of vehicles on show at the recent Sustainable Living Expo. They are getting more accessible as well. The MG ZS EV Excite starts at $39,990. 

There are a wide range of public EV charges in our region to match the growing popularity in the Orange region. 

Having a new EV fast charging station operating in Molong is an exciting development in the region. It came from a NSW Government grant, with the village application assessed on projected electric vehicle adoption in the area, traffic movements, tourism data, vehicle ownership, local points of interest, location of major cabling across NSW and available substation capacities.

If you know of any further stations, please share it with us.