Mirvac shopping centres grow EV charging offering in new Ampol partnership
Electric vehicle owners rejoice, you'll soon have more options for destination charging when your local shops.Australian property group Mirvac has partnered with Ampol to roll out more destination fast chargers in shopping centres around Australia.
The new sustainability initiative will see Ampol’s AmpCharge electric vehicle charging bays installed across Mirvac's shopping centres, with the first installation set to take place in late-2023. This will be the first time Ampol will be placing its EV chargers outside of its current service station network locations.
Shoppers who commute to their local mall in an EV are set to benefit with Mirvac stating that millions of customers will receive greater access to best-in-class EV charging infrastructure. Mirvac first rolled out EV charging services for customers six years ago and this new partnership is set to more than double the number of chargers available to shoppers.
Mirvac Retail General Manager Kelly Miller said, “Since launching fast charges, Mirvac has seen a significant rise in usage of charging stations across the portfolio, with a 60% increase in customer utilisation in the past year… We recognise it is our responsibility to provide our customers with more sustainable solutions and convenient access to green innovation."
Mirvac Retail was the first Australian shopping centre group to use 100% renewable electricity in its shopping centres in January 2021, and is now another step close to the company’s goal of being carbon net positive in scope 3 emissions by 2030.
The Mirvac rollout is part of Ampol’s initial commitment to deliver over 300 AmpCharge EV charging bays at over 100 sites across the country.
A Mirvac representative told carsales that the Ampol-supplied chargers which will be pay-per-charge will offer a high-speed charging range between 75kW and 150kW. The AmpCharge cost per kW/h is yet to be released.
They did note that these new chargers will be in addition to the current EV chargers available across the shopping centre group, which are free for customers to use. The Ampol partnership allows customers more options in terms of various charging speeds and costs.
AmpCharger EV charging bays will be rolled out in stages across the group's portfolio, including and includes Broadway Sydney, East Village, Birkenhead Point, South Village, Greenwood Plaza, Rhodes Waterside, Kawana Shoppingworld, Orion Springfield Central, Moonee Ponds Central and South Eveleigh.
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