Free Electric Vehicle Charging Switched On in Regional Victoria

Costa Rican Roberto Quiros, owner of two electric cars, charges one of them at a Costa Rican Institute of Electricity (ICE) charging station in San Jose on Dec. 4, 2018. Ezequiel Becerra/AFP via Getty Images

Drivers can recharge their electric vehicles for free in regional Victoria after the first of a national network of no-fee charging stations were switched on.

The first in a planned national network of free electric vehicle charging stations have been switched on with the support of major car makers and local councils.