EV charging Archives - Renew Economy

Utilities

Networks blame private companies for keeping costs high as they try to get into EV charging
Group of electricity networks wants a waiver to run a trial of 100 kerbside EV chargers, and blames the rules and private companies for not delivering for consumers.
Rachel Williamson

Apr 16, 2025

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Battery

New Aussie battery company aims at community storage and EV charging
eLumina is taking advantage of being in a later wave of battery and charging hopefuls, using the knowledge of collapsed Tritium and Freewire.
Rachel Williamson

May 29, 2024

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Evie Networks cuts time-based EV charging, calls for energy tariff reform
Ultra-fast charging network provider Evie Networks drops time-based charging, but lifts the kWh charge at its network of charging stations.
Bridie Schmidt

Dec 8, 2020

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Electric Vehicles

Tesla lifts Supercharging rate in Australia to 52c/kWh
Tesla bumps up the price of using its super-charging network in Australia to 52c/kWh.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 23, 2020

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Electric Vehicles

Tritium’s electric car “plug and charge” tech could turn cars into phones on wheels
World first “plug and charge” technology for electric vehicles introduced by Australia’s Tritium could see cars transform into more than just a mode of transport.
Bridie Schmidt

Jun 25, 2020

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Electric Vehicles

Powershop expands half-price electric car charging offer as demand increases
Rising interest in electric vehicles leads Australian energy retail provider Powershop to expand its cut rate EV charging offer into New South Wales and Victoria.
Bridie Schmidt

Sep 19, 2019

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Electric Vehicles

Charging your EV with diesel is greener than you think
A group of outback EV drivers test out using an EV charger powered by a diesel generator, and the results are promising.
Bridie Schmidt

Dec 17, 2018

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Electric Vehicles

New rules to increase cost of EV charger installs in Australia/NZ
New rules will increase cost of installing car chargers, and could cause major headaches for strata managers unless combined with ‘demand management’ software.
Bryce Gaton

Oct 10, 2018

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Electric Vehicles

Off-grid and solar-based EV charging trial wins Victorian government grant
Nissan, Delta and CSIRO get grant to pursue off-grid and renewables-based electric vehicle charging systems.
Tony Bosworth

Sep 11, 2018

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Electric Vehicles

Adelaide looks to boost EV uptake with new charge point incentives
Adelaide unveils latest zero-carbon strategy, to install 40 electric vehicle charging stations by end 2017 and subsidise installation of private EV charge points.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 24, 2016

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NRG, university to test electric cars on solar and storage microgrid
Nissan and Honda will let the university tap the batteries of nine EVs for use on the local micro-grid.
Jeff St John

Nov 13, 2015

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Utility industry wants to promote EVs to ‘remain viable’
Facing flat or declining electricity sales, electric vehicles are a path to growth for power companies.
Stephen Lacey

Aug 4, 2014

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