fast chargers Archives

Sophie is editor of One Step Off The Grid and deputy editor of its sister site, Renew Economy. Sophie has been writing about clean energy for more than a decade.

Public EV fast charger access in Australia is pretty terrible – but that’s not our biggest problem

Keith ultra-fast DC chargers Image: ChargeFox

New study finds availability of public fast charging stations does not influence EV uptake during early phases of adoption. Which is good news, and bad, for Australia.

2 min

Tritium partners with Enel X to expand EV charging across the US

Australia's Tritium inks deal with energy giant Enel X to deploy network of 250 EV fast chargers in the US.

1 min

Jet Charge wins contract for EV chargers along world’s longest electric highway

Jet Charge wins contract to install 98 EV chargers in Western Australia to help create the world’s longest continuously connected electric highway.

3 min

Ampol lays out plan to become leading EV charging network

Oil and gas major plans to become "leading EV charging network in Australia by 2030," but says fuel efficiency standards will tax drivers.

2 min

Mercedes opens electric truck hub to test charging technologies

Mercedes-Benz Trucks opens eTruck Charging Park in Germany to test charging technologies and concepts from a variety of manufacturers.

2 min

First Ampol EV charger site goes live and is free until August

Petrol retailer Ampol's first EV fast-charging site has opened to public in the Sydney suburb of Alexandria.

2 min

Nio unveils new 500kW ultra fast EV chargers, and battery swap stations

Chinese EV carmaker Nio unveils 500kW fast-charging station to rollout in China and Europe throughout 2022.

3 min

Where can you charge a Tesla or other electric car for free?

Tesla electric cars and other EVs can charge for free - but you have to know why, when and where.

3 min

EV charger wars! Anger and death threats as frustrated owners unplug electric cars

If an EV is plugged in to a fast charger, but is not charging and is blocking others from doing so, is it OK to unplug it?

2 min

Tesla starts trialling Supercharger access for other electric cars

Tesla opens Superchargers in Netherlands to drivers of non-Tesla electric vehicles, in move that could be major boost to the EV maker's coffers.

fast chargers