Electric Vehicles

The City of Ryde has introduced four 100% Electric Vehicles (EVs) and accompanying charging stations into its fleet as the first step in transitioning away from fuel-based cars. It is a long-term, sustainable and cost-effective investment with significantly lower fuel and maintenance costs.

This initiative builds on Council’s efforts to reduce its own carbon footprint as part of our commitment towards becoming Net Zero Emissions by 2050. The project also supports Council’s pledge under the Cities Power Partnership program towards encouraging sustainable transport use.

The Council charging stations are powered by solar energy generated at our Council facility providing renewably sourced charge. This means Council EVs will have zero emissions produced from their use and fuel source compared to more than one tonne of carbon emissions that their fuel-based versions would produce per year combined. 

Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Charging Stations have been installed at three locations in the City of Ryde. The following charging station locations can be viewed on Google Maps:

EV motorists that wish to use the EV chargers will need to download the Exploren App, sign up and scan the QR code at the charging station.

Download the "Exploren App" from Google Play Store or App Store.

EV drivers can also utilise the online tool Plugshare to locate the new EV chargers and provide feedback on their charging experiences.

For more information about EV charging solutions, visit our Electric Vehicle Charging page