They are a billing network and app for finding sites.
No different to a Visa, MasterCard or Amex who have their stickers on terminals they don't own.
No different to a Visa, MasterCard or Amex who have their stickers on terminals they don't own.
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ChargeFox EV charging Network
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I don’t think that’s a good analogy.
Put it this way. If you charge at a ”Chargefox” site, and it’s not working, and you ring Chargefox up on the number on their sticker, and they say “we are not responsible for the hardware, contact the site owner” - do you think that is acceptable?
If you're at a Coke machine at Central Station that's not working, you don't call Coke, Visa or Sydney Trains either
Nature of some networks.
Nature of some networks.
But you do call a number of a support person that can access the machine remotely, refund you if needed and arrange a tech to visit the machine.
Chargefox can't do that.
Interesting news - not sure which sites these refer to, likely to the ex-Chargefox ultra-rapid sites in Victoria but possibly others as well: RACV to replace first generation Tritium chargers around Victoria
Thankful they're sticking with Chargefox and won't use the RACV app to activate and pay for charging
Trying to think what DC sites RACV owns - think it's just sites that were part of the Chargefox Ultra-Rapid network.
Barnwartha North - 2 ABB 350kW, 2 Tritium RT 50kW
Euroa - 2 ABB 350kW, 2 Tritium RT 50kW
Airport West - 4 Tritium 350kW, 2 Tritium RT 50kw
Moe - 2 Tritium 350kW, 2 Tritium RT 50kW
Horsham - 2 Tritium 350kW, 2 Tritium RT 50kW
Ballarat - 2 Tritium 350kW, 2 Tritium RT 50kW
Torquay - 2 ABB 350kW, 2 Tritium RT 50kW
Total 30 chargers over 7 sites - 6 ABB 350kW, 10 Tritium 350kW, 14 Tritium RT 50kW.
So seems that the 6 ABB units will remain. Will be interesting to see if they keep any CHAdeMO. Would make Hume Highway trips in a Leaf a lot harder without.
The 22 AC chargers are a bit harder.
8 - City Club (plus some Tesla units)
2 - Goldfields Resort, Creswick
2 - Cobram Resort
1 - Torquay (underground) (also a Tesla unit)
4 - Healsville
4 - Cape Schanke (also a Tesla unit)
2 - Inverloch (also a Tesla unit)
Some of the AC units appear fairly new. Shame they aren't expanding the number, though presumably adding a 50kW charger at each of the six resorts.
Barnwartha North - 2 ABB 350kW, 2 Tritium RT 50kW
Euroa - 2 ABB 350kW, 2 Tritium RT 50kW
Airport West - 4 Tritium 350kW, 2 Tritium RT 50kw
Moe - 2 Tritium 350kW, 2 Tritium RT 50kW
Horsham - 2 Tritium 350kW, 2 Tritium RT 50kW
Ballarat - 2 Tritium 350kW, 2 Tritium RT 50kW
Torquay - 2 ABB 350kW, 2 Tritium RT 50kW
Total 30 chargers over 7 sites - 6 ABB 350kW, 10 Tritium 350kW, 14 Tritium RT 50kW.
So seems that the 6 ABB units will remain. Will be interesting to see if they keep any CHAdeMO. Would make Hume Highway trips in a Leaf a lot harder without.
The 22 AC chargers are a bit harder.
8 - City Club (plus some Tesla units)
2 - Goldfields Resort, Creswick
2 - Cobram Resort
1 - Torquay (underground) (also a Tesla unit)
4 - Healsville
4 - Cape Schanke (also a Tesla unit)
2 - Inverloch (also a Tesla unit)
Some of the AC units appear fairly new. Shame they aren't expanding the number, though presumably adding a 50kW charger at each of the six resorts.
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Article says 'upgrading' AC chargers and adding 6 DC chargers.
I wouldn't be surprised if that means upgrading them to units that can bill.
Which I don't mind if that revenue is reinvested in maintenance and expansion.
I guess it's a competitive thing though. It's not really a issue in the CBD, but for regional hotels, where the RACV ones are, at other hotels you can stay at you get free EV charging (even a few recent ones for me have been just a normal 240v power socket via a long extension cable).
That said i've stayed at most of the RACV hotels and charged at most of them over the past 4 years and never really had a issue getting a charge.
That said i've stayed at most of the RACV hotels and charged at most of them over the past 4 years and never really had a issue getting a charge.
I wouldn’t want to install a $10 GPO
As you go up in current, the devices become more specialised and less mass-market, and lower volumes do lead to higher prices. Also I expect the robustness and reliability of the contacts, mechanisms, enclosures and overall safety need to be increasingly demanding which also pushes up costs.
Anyone who has gone to a nuisance circuit tripping job and found a DETA circuit breaker will be nodding their headI wouldn’t want to install a $10 GPO
As you go up in current, the devices become more specialised and less mass-market, and lower volumes do lead to higher prices. Also I expect the robustness and reliability of the contacts, mechanisms, enclosures and overall safety need to be increasingly demanding which also pushes up costs.
Motoring club discount for chargefox chargers has decreased:
“The Australian motoring clubs who own EV chargers on the Chargefox network are changing the discounts that they offer members.
These organisations have revised this discount from 20% to 10% effective the 8th of March 2024.
Club members receive the discount at all listed chargers regardless of which club they are a member.”
“The Australian motoring clubs who own EV chargers on the Chargefox network are changing the discounts that they offer members.
These organisations have revised this discount from 20% to 10% effective the 8th of March 2024.
Club members receive the discount at all listed chargers regardless of which club they are a member.”
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