At the start of 2022, Audi South Africa announced it had partnered with GridCars to install “ultra-fast” electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across the country. Well, the local arm of the German automaker has now announced that these charging stations have gone live.
Four of the 33 EV charging stations installed are of the 150 kW DC fast charger variety. These units allow a claimed all-electric range of approximately 340 km following a 30-minute charge. Five are 80 kW DC fast chargers, enabling an estimated range of 185 km following a similar time duration as the 150 kW items. The rest (24) are of the AC variety. These (22 kW) dual charging stations provide a range of approximately 100 km following an hour’s charge.
Here’s where you can find them across the country…
150 kW (DC) EV charging stations
- N1 – Colesburg, Caltex, Northern Cape
- N2 – Mosselbay, Langeberg Mall, Western Cape
- N3 – Tugela North, Engen, Kwa-Zulu Natal
- N4 – Riverside Mall, Mbombela, Mpumalanga
80 kW (DC) EV charging stations
- N1 – Ventersburg, Caltex, Free State
- N1 – Richmond, Caltex, Northern Cape
- N2 – The Crags, Engen, Plettenburg Bay, Western Cape
- N3 – Tugela South, Engen, Kwa-Zulu Natal
- N4 – Alzu Petroport, Mpumalanga
22 kW (AC) EV charging stations
Western Cape
- Hazendal Wine Estate, Stellenbosch
- Franschhoek Motor Museum, Franschhoek
- Delaire Graff Estate, Stellenbosch
- Spier Wine Estate, Stellenbosch
- Thesen Island, Knysna
- Graham Beck Wine Estate, Robertson
- The Marine Hotel, Hermanus
- The Cellars Hohenort Hotel, Constantia
- D’Hub B&B, Cape L’Agulhas
Gauteng
- Parkview Shopping Centre, Pretoria
- Johannesburg Country Club, Auckland Park
- Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Country Club
- Serengeti Golf & Wildlife Estate, Kempton Park
- Johannesburg Country Club, Woodmead
- Bryanston Country Club, Johannesburg
- Kyalami Corner, Johannesburg
- Virgin Active Bryanston, Johannesburg
Mpumalanga
- 84 on Main, Dullstroom
- Hazyview Junction Shopping Centre
Kwa-Zulu Natal
- Cornubia Mall, Mt. Edgecombe
- Selborne Hotel & Golf Club, Pennington
- Cedar Garden B&B, Underberg
Free State
- Protea Hotel by Marriot, Clarens
North West
- Village Mall, Haartebeespoort Dam
“Audi is committed to ensuring that customers of any electric vehicle can comfortably travel the country, with the reassurance that the EV charging infrastructure is in place to support their progressive choice of mobility,” said Sascha Sauer, Head of Audi South Africa. “As the Audi e-tron model range takes to the road, we continue to enable and partner with those who can empower the transition to an electric future with ease and understanding.”
Winstone Jordaan, Managing Director at GridCars, said, “Our mission is to continually increase EV charging points across the country to drive South Africa’s Green e-mobility revolution forward. The only way to achieve this mission is through consistent and meaningful partnerships that enable the transformation of the automotive industry, helping customers embrace the electric future of mobility.”
