An EV charging port has been installed on the tiny island of St Helena and it is believed to be the most remote in the world in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean
Subaru install EV charging point on the remote St Helena island
A tiny island in the Atlantic Ocean which is “the remotest place in the world” has now had an EV charging port installed.
The electric car plug is located in St Helena – which has a population of just 4,500. It makes it just under a tenth of the size of Salisbury – which has 42,000 residents.
It is an island which is 1,200 miles off Angola on the west coast of Africa and 2,500 from Brazil in the opposite direction. The installation of the EV charger is part of a plan by the St Helena Government to become greener.
The British Overseas Territory plans to move to sustainable power and zero-emissions transport by the end of the decade. Travelling across the five-mile by ten-mile island all day would only use 50 miles of range and 20% of the battery.
Mark Brooks, St Helena Minister for Treasury and Economic Development, said: “We’re excited to be a partner in this project to bring in an electric car and an electric charger. And to install it as a public charging station in the remotest place in the world.”
It has been made by car maker, Subaru – which makes an electric SUV, the Solterra – and Norwegian electric vehicle charger brand, Easee, as reported by Luxury Auto News.
Lorraine Bishton, managing director of Subaru UK, said: “From our perspective, it’s an honour to be involved in a project that could potentially lead to a fully sustainable future for St Helena. It’s a real testament to Subaru’s reliability and capability that we’re not sending a technician with the Solterra.
“And to be honest, if you can operate an electric vehicle in this type of environment then you really can anywhere.” Adam Rodgers, Managing Director of Easee UK added: “I think this project really resonates with us for a couple of reasons. Firstly, we don’t believe location should be a barrier to the EV transition at all.
“And secondly, the robustness, durability, and efficacy of our charger really is a powerful accolade of which we take pride so that we know we can place it somewhere as remote as St Helena. I just know that it’s going to work and that means the customer ultimately can rely on good, solid infrastructure that will not break down when they need it most.”