Tritium secures major new deal to supply Shell with EV fast chargers

The electric vehicle fast chargers of Brisbane-based Tritium are set to grace the forecourts of Shell petrol stations around the globe, after a new deal with the oil major to provide more of its fast charging technology and services.

In its second deal to supply Shell with direct current fast chargers, Tritium said it had been selected as a partner in the latest tender, in pursuit of Shell’s ambition to operate 500,000 EV charge points by 2025 and 2.5 million by 2030.

Tritium said the new agreement was targeted, in particular, to the accelerated roll out of electric vehicle fast chargers across Shell’s business operations in Europe, South Africa, Asia, the Middle East and North America.

In a statement, Tritium CEO Jane Hunter described the new deal with Shell as a great opportunity for the company and a vote of confidence in its technology and services.

“We have been selling EV charging infrastructure to Shell since 2020 and we’re thrilled to have been selected as a partner to Shell in this latest tender,” Hunter said.

“Tritium technology has been designed to provide fast, rugged and reliable charging in any environment, and we look forward to working with Shell and its affiliates to deploy DC fast charging infrastructure all over the world.”

The exact amount of fast charging units the deal is expected to include was not disclosed by Tritium, but Shell has more than 46,000 retail sites around the world.

Earlier this month, Tritium secured an order for 400 fast chargers from EVCS, one of the largest fast-charging networks on the United States’ West Coast, in addition to 100 chargers already ordered.

The company booked record orders of approximately $US55 million for the three months ending September 30, and pushed its order backlog to approximately $US78 million – an increase of 333% over the backlog from December 31, 2020.

Tritium was also named “Chargepoint Manufacturer of the Year” by the Electric Vehicle Innovation & Excellence (EVIE) awards in the UK in October, and opened a new “world-class” EV charger testing facility at its Brisbane headquarters that will accelerate testing, prototyping, compliance, and certification of its equipment.