Tritium will provide fast chargers for a new 7000km EV highway across Western Australia.
The project is part of a $43.5 million investment by the Western Australian government, focused on expanding access to EV infrastructure across the state.
To launch the investment, the WA government through its energy utilities Synergy and Horizon Power awarded a contract to Jet Charge, which will supply hardware for 98 fast chargers across 49 locations.
Tritium will supply its 75kW modular fast charger for some of Horizon Power’s regional sites and expects the first to be installed on the WA EV highway early next year with the full 98 EV chargers likely to be operating by early 2024.
“It’s fantastic to see government policies supporting EV uptake in Australia,” says Tritium chief executive Jane Hunter.
“Western Australia is a state with vast unpopulated distances, and governments have a role to play supporting highway electrification in rural and remote areas where site utilisation may not be profitable for private sector operators.
“We’re excited to be working with our partners at Jet Charge on this fantastic project to electrify the Western Australian highways and we look forward to continuing to provide the fast charger hardware, software, and services needed to support rapid EV adoption here in Australia and around the world.”
Tritium will manufacture all chargers for the project in its Brisbane factory, which has an annual production capacity of about 5000 units.
Jet Charge chief executive Tim Washington says with help from partners like Tritium it will continue to increase access to charging technology across the country, “giving every Australian the opportunity to drive electric”.
