If you drive an Electric Vehicle (EV) or are thinking of buying an EV, you will have to know where to charge it! Here is how to find the EV charging stations located nearest to you!
Electric Vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure is expanding in South Africa and finding your nearest charging station is easy! Despite public sentiment suggesting that SA is lagging behind, we actually have more public chargers than you realise.
The major metropolitan areas are all well catered for, with public chargers being located at shopping malls, petrol stations as well as car dealerships. A few hotels and office parks have also installed chargers, so you’re not going to struggle if you’re away from your home plug.
If you drive an EV or are planning on buying an electric vehicle then we recommend that you download either the PlugShare app or the ABRP (A Better Route Planner) app, or both! Apple users may also want to try the ChargePocket app.
These apps will allow you to plan EV driving trips and locate suitable and available EV charging stations near you. We’ve tried all of these apps and they work well.
You can also see the live EV Charger map for South Africa here.
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