Audi South Africa, in partnership with GridCars, has introduced EV charging stations on major routes around the country. The new charging stations include 150 kW units at strategic places on the N1, N2, N3 and N4.
The 150 kW (DC) chargers are the first to be installed locally and offer around 340 km of driving range in 30 minutes.
There are also five 80 kW stations – with 185 km available in 30 minutes – positioned on the national routes, with the rest of the 33 new stations being 22 kW dual (AC) units offering 100 km from a 60-minute ‘fill’. They are located in public places such as malls, wine estates, and country clubs and are immediately available to all South African electric vehicle drivers, regardless of model or brand ownership.
“Audi is committed to ensuring customers of any electric vehicle can comfortably travel the country, with the reassurance the EV charging infrastructure is in place to support their progressive choice of mobility. With the public Audi EV chargers now formally in operation and available, our project in ensuring there are active state-of-the-art EV chargers at key destination and lifestyle venues across South Africa."
“This is a huge encouragement towards the adoption of EVs in South Africa as it’s a positive indication towards a growing public EV charging network in our country,” says Sascha Sauer, Head of Audi South Africa.
The live 150kW (DC) public chargers :
- N1 - Colesburg, Caltex, Northern Cape
- N2 - Mosselbay, Langeberg Mall, Western Cape
- N3 - Tugela North, Engen, Kwa-Zulu Natal
- N4 - Riverside Mall, Mbombela, Mpumalanga
The live 80kW (DC) fast 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 (Audi has upgraded the existing unit from DC 60kW to DC 80kW. GridCars has also installed a new EV charging unit at Kranskop Engen, Limpopo).
The live 22 kW dual (AC) 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, Hartbeespoort Dam
These publicly accessible charging stations are new and incremental to the current EV public charging network in South Africa and can easily be located on the GridCars live online map.
“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,” Sauer says.
“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 co
