Fuel retailer Ampol is scaling back plans to roll out 300 electric vehicle charging stations claiming it has encountered problems connecting to the power grid. The company suggesting it will now fall short on its plans to expand the number of EV charging bays from 92 to 300 by year end. The company has blamed difficulties in gaining access to power lines in an already congested grid which is struggling to cope with an influx of renewable energy generation. The change of plans comes just weeks after the company announced plans to install more than 200 extra fast chargers after receiving a $100 million grant from the Federal Government. Ampol with 1800 service stations around the country currently has 92 charging bays at 41 of its sites, company MD Matt Halliday claiming another 36 bays are awaiting power. I’m David Berthon.

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