Does NRMA have advice regarding charging at their chargers during thunderstorms? I'm wondering if lightning strikes nearby power lines (or even occurs nearby, inducing high voltage in the lines), how protected from a high voltage surge are vehicles that are connected to a charger? I certainly don't

Charging at the NRMA charger in Armidale early on Sunday morning, I had this appear 5 times in total during my 1 hour charging session. However, it had not ended, as it was still continuing, behind the error message. If anyone from NRMA is reading this, what's causing this? While on the subject o

Hi All, I Have seen a couple of comments about people using their Chargefox RFID card on NRMA chargers. Is this a thing? I’m aware the apps are now cross-linked between NRMA and Chargefox. However I have yet to find an NRMA charger that will accept my Chargefox card. Every time I try, I get an “In

In this topic, we are hosting a discussion around the NRMA EV fast charging network. We're interested in hearing from the community about anything you would like to raise, for example: About the NRMA fast charging network Feedback and faults about our chargers  Your charger location wishlist&

I was just wondering what was the status of the NRMA NSW round 1 Faster chargers. Currently of the 10 sites only Bogangar shows on  plugshare as operational.  According to NSW website all round 1 were due to be operational by the end of 2024

We put a lot of love in this one - because who doesn't love a coffee while the EV is charging - or wants to know where's good to get the kids an ice cream? https://www.mynrma.com.au/electric-vehicles/owning/top-my-NRMA-dining-discounts-near-EV-chargers

I received an email this morning advising that NRMA will be increasing the cost of charging from 60c/kWh to 66c/kWh for chargers capable of up to "150kWh" ie 150kW. For chargers that deliver 175kW or higher, the rate will rise from 65 to 71c/kWh. The 10% member discount will still apply. I wonder i

Australia's EV transition progressed in early 2024 despite ebbing sales. With greater awareness of the capabilities of EVs, dropping prices and more models set to arrive, is the tide set to turn?The first half of 2024 has seen many pivotal moments for the electric vehicle (EV) transition in Australi

Chargefox App adds NRMA EV chargers: What it means for you

In our LDV eDeliver 7 the average energy use on the dash display only goes to 29.9kWh/100km, which is rather annoying, since it is some unknown amount above that for most trips. Living well out of town and doing mainly long trips, most of the time it is driven in 100 or 110km/hr zones. The claimed

We compared some popular electric, hybrid and internal combustion engine vehicles, using consumption data from the Green Vehicle Guide.To compare how much it costs to power an EV to an ICE vehicle, we used the equivalent of litres per 100 kilometres: kilowatt hours per 100 kilometres. We chose

Standards Update: Revisions to Australian Standards AS4777.1 and AS4777.2, relating to inverters and bi-directional chargers, will simplify and reduce the cost of using EVs to power homes and feed electricity back to the grid. The updated AS4777.1 is expected in Q3 2024, with AS4777.2 follo