St Baker welcomes sale of Tritium EV fast charging company to India’s Exicom
Tritium backer Trevor St Baker welcomes news of sale of Brisbane-based fast-charging company to Indian power technology firm.
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Giles Parkinson is founder and editor of The Driven, and also edits and founded the Renew Economy and One Step Off The Grid web sites. He has been a journalist for nearly 40 years, is a former business and deputy editor of the Australian Financial Review, and owns a Tesla Model 3.
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