ChargePoint Pty Ltd (ABN 86 135 637 071)
Suite 25 Upper Deck Jones Bay Wharf, 26-32 Pirrama Street, Pyrmont NSW 2009, Australia
Wednesday, 3rd November, 2010
NEWS RELEASE
MAJOR COUP FOR SHOPPING CENTRE
NETWORKED ELECTRIC VEHICLE
CHARGING STATIONS NOW IN PLACE
The GPT Group’s Rouse Hill Town Centre in north-western Sydney has broken new ground
by becoming the first shopping centre in Australia to install commercial charging stations for
electric vehicles (EVs). Operated by ChargePoint, the two stations are free to users.
ChargePoint CEO James Brown has praised Rouse Hill Town Centre –
owned by one of
Australia’s largest listed
property companies –
for its foresight in providing sustainable
solutions that will benefit its customers.
Mr Brown says “many members of the Australian Electric Vehicle Association live in and
around the area, which is within 50 kilometres of Sydney’s CBD.
“This is an important step in establishing a viable, cost-efficient charging network around
Australia that will be open to all EV users.”
GPT’s Rouse Hill Town Centre General Manager Martin Ollis says the installation of
ChargePoint’s charging stations at the centre is yet another example of how the Group
continues to deliver leading sustainable solutions within its assets.
“Rouse Hill Town Centre is a world-leading sustainable retail development that responds to
the aspirations of its local community and offers first to market concepts.
“With facilities such as public areas, cycle ways and cycle parking, Rouse Hill Town Centre
now boasts the first networked charging stations for electric cars in a retail environment,” Mr
Ollis says.
Operating the charging stations is straight forward and involves use of a free network card,
300 885).
As the stations are monitored around the clock, drivers are notified by SMS or email when
their vehicles are fully charged or if there is an issue with the charging.
ChargePoint has also launched a free iPhone app that will enable iPhone users to identify
the locations of charging stations around Australia and help them navigate to those stations.
ChargePoint is the pre-eminent electric vehicle recharging company in Australia, with
charging stations in Sydney and Canberra about to be joined by others in Melbourne and
Adelaide.
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