Can I get an EV charge with that? Geoff Dobson February 13, 2018...

Can I get an EV charge with that? Geoff Dobson February 13, 2018 Industry News No CommentsArmadale McDonald’s has become the first McDonald’s restaurant in Western Australia to provide a charging station for electric vehicles.The 24-hour Schneider AC station has twin 22kW sockets each capable of delivering up to 22kWh per hour and is put of the Charge Star Network.Power costs 25 cents per kWh.Charging sessions can be activated using the Next Charge smart phone application or by using the Next Charge RFID card that can be ordered through the application.Drivers can pay by credit card or Paypal.Account details are stored in the smart phone app.Armadale McDonald’s at 69 Jull Street is on the junction of the South Western Highway and Albany Highway.Drivers in the Perth Hills can access the RAC Electric Highway via the proposed RAC DC station at Pinjarra and the RAC DC station at Harvey.The provision of EV charging facilities can provide an additional revenue stream for businesses by attracting electric car driving customers. Revenue can be enhanced by sourcing cheap power on the wholesale market and reselling it at the domestic household rate.The Next Charge Application can be downloaded, or directly installed on to the smart phone from Google Play or Itunes.Special arrangements will be made for Windows mobile users.Next Charge provides real time status updates such as state of charge, kWh used and start/end of charge notifications.Visit chargestar.com.au for more information. SaveAbout The AuthorGeoff Dobson