NSW to have electric vehicle chargers every 5km in metro areas

NSW to have electric vehicle chargers every 5km in metro areas, 100km on highways

Charging stations from electric vehicles (EV) will be under 5km apart in metro NSW areas, and under 100km apart on major roads and highways across the state, under a new EV strategy.

Murujuga traditional custodian Raelene Cooper has condemned federal approvals granted to Woodside on Friday night for seismic blasting and drilling for their Burrup Hub mega-project as a “breathtaking regulatory scandal” just two months after the Federal Court threw out previous seismic blasting approval due to inadequate consultation with Ms Cooper. 

Activists have climbed a 140-metre crane next to Woodside Energy's Perth headquarters, to decry the oil and gas producer as "Australia's biggest climate threat". Greenpeace says four climbers scaled the towering construction crane about 5.30am on Tuesday and unfurled a 25-metre banner reading "Stop Woodside".

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NSW to have electric vehicle chargers every 5km in metro areas, 100km on highways
Charging stations from electric vehicles (EV) will be under 5km apart in metro NSW areas, and under 100km apart on major roads and highways across the state, under a new EV strategy.

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