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Rectifier Technologies Highbury V2G charger
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Aussie bidirectional EV charger unveiled

August 29, 2020October 6, 2020 EV Central team 6894 Views ev, Highbury, leaf, nissan, V2G

Bidirectional charging is rapidly becoming an EV buzzword and now an Australian company has got into the act. Melbourne-based Rectifier

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Jet Charger
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Charging up – EV wallbox installs surge 500 percent

August 21, 2020September 8, 2020 Stephen Corby 2574 Views australia, charging, ev, evsales, homecharging, jetcharge, porschetaycan, Taycan, wallbox

Any doubt about the increasing level of interest in EVs in Australia can be quickly removed by a chat with

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2021 Cadillac Lyriq EV
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Smart charging trial connects EVs to energy supplier

August 7, 2020August 16, 2020 Toby Hagon 1519 Views arena, electric car, ev charging, origin energy

EV charging is about to get smarter in a move that could make electricity cheaper and help lower demand during

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Evie rapid charging point at a Caltex (Ampol) service station in Taree NSW
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The battle over service station EV charging

July 13, 2020December 8, 2020 Toby Hagon 4669 Views electric vehicle, ev, fast ev charging, rapid ev charging

A battle is brewing over where and how to lure drivers to the growing number of fast charging stations being

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2020 Ford Mustang Mach-E
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Will EV chargers come to service stations?

July 6, 2020July 15, 2020 EV Central team 5674 Views electric car, electric car charging, ev, ev charging

Absolutely. Traditional fuel retailers such as Shell, BP and Caltex (soon to be rebranded Ampol in Australia) have been exploring

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Chargefox 350kW ultra-rapid charger
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Two more 350kW ultra-rapid chargers for NSW

July 3, 2020July 3, 2020 Toby Hagon 4122 Views

Australia’s DC fast charging is now slightly larger following the opening of two more 350kW stations in NSW by Chargefox.

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2019 Nissan Leaf charging
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How an EV can earn you money

June 30, 2020July 1, 2020 Toby Hagon 2629 Views electric car, electric car charging, electric vehicle charging, electricity prices, ev, ev charging

Australia is at a crucial point with its energy policy as electric vehicles increase in popularity, according to the Australian

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Ampol and Evie charging station
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Ampol adds EV chargers

June 17, 2020August 18, 2021 EV Central team 4336 Views Ampol, Evie

Ampol and Evie Networks have opened the first ultra-fast electric vehicle (EV) charging station in Ampol’s retail network at Avenel

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Aussie world first: cardless charging

May 23, 2020September 21, 2023 Andrew Chesterton 2855 Views

The Brisbane-based fast charging manufacturer Tritium has developed a world-first capability for cardless recharging of electric vehicles. Dubbed ‘Plug and

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706km Xpeng P7 trumps Tesla

May 3, 2020December 21, 2020 Bruce Newton 4680 Views battery electric vehicle, bev, electric vehicle, ev, P7, Tesla Model S, Xpeng

Little-known Chinese brand Xpeng has launched a battery-electric sports sedan with a Tesla-beating claimed 706km range between recharges. Somewhat immodestly,

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FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle

January 10, 2021 EV Central team Comments Off on FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle

Hydrogen electric vehicles, often called hydrogen fuel cells vehicles (FCEV), drive the same as regular EVs. They can have one

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PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle

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