All charged up in Brunei as country’s first retail rapid charging station is introduced for EV car users

Top government officials taking a closer look at one of the electric vehicles at the newly opened EV Vehicles Recharge Station in the capital. - Borneo Bulletin/ANN

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Oct 1 (Boneo Bulletin/ANN): The Sultanate took a huge leap towards vehicle electrification after Brunei Shell Marketing Company Sdn Bhd (BSM) launched the country’s first retail rapid charging station at IBA Petrol Station in Lambak in the capital.

The station features a Shell Recharge 175 kilowatt hour rapid charger which can charge an electric vehicle (EV) from zero to 80 per cent in under 30 minutes.