Evie EV charging networks

[AussieOwner]

A nice interview with Evie about some of the challenges running and deploying a network.

The CEO of a Major Australian EV Charging Network On Why Installing New Stations Is So Damned Difficult

We sat down with Chris Mills, the CEO of Evie, to discuss the future of electric vehicle charging infrastructure across Australia.

www.gizmodo.com.au

Very interesting.

Thankyou for sharing.

 

[ausevdriver]

Evie showing both units at Sutton Forrest online today. Just in time for school holidays in a week.

Hopefully they’ve gotten to the bottom of the issue for good.

 

[scully]

Evie showing both units at Sutton Forrest online today

Such a good location. Will be great when working well. Maybe an Uber driver can swing past and check

 

[moa999]

Great that 2 are up and running.

Particularly with NRMA Mittagong still broken (it seemingly worked for a few hours this week after a technician attended)

 

[PC__LoadLetter]

Such a good location. Will be great when working well. Maybe an Uber driver can swing past and check

Fridays and Sundays.

 

[Lachlan Smith]

App is showing 1 chademo and 1 CCS2, connectors 3 and 4 are "In maintenance".

 

[PC__LoadLetter]

Such a good location. Will be great when working well. Maybe an Uber driver can swing past and check

Still only one charger at Sutton Forest.

 

[scully]

Oh no, what a shame It also looks like painting over loose gravel is not the best option

 

[cafz]

Yeah it was working for a few days then went offline again - they're not having much luck with that one.

 

[Vostok]

Yeah it was working for a few days then went offline again - they're not having much luck with that one.

Those are the PK350 units from Tritium?

I wonder what the problem is. The PK350s at Karuah (Chargefox) and Taree (Evie) seem to have had very high reliability based on Plugshare score. They’ve always worked when I’ve used them, even though the screens were busted on both for many months.

In the Gizmodo interview with Chris Mills, it reported that Evie had installed only 77 EV chargers of its “350 charging station inventory” which “were all purchased when Evie was awarded a grant from the Future Fuels Fund back in 2020”.

 

[evtricity]

Evie charging stations at HomeCo Belrose (formerly Belrose SuperCentre) at 4/6 Niangala Close, Belrose NSW are almost ready to go. Photo taken yesterday. Located on the lower level not far from the car park entrance.

Not yet added to Plugshare.

 

[PC__LoadLetter]

Evie charging stations at HomeCo Belrose (formerly Belrose SuperCentre) at 4/6 Niangala Close, Belrose NSW are almost ready to go. Photo taken yesterday. Located on the lower level not far from the car park entrance.

That's an interesting location. I can't find any info on a key tenant (like a supermarket) that opens later hours than all the specialty shops. That means the car park would be locked after 5:30pm!! (8pm Thursdays). Are its car park hours significantly longer than the centre hours?

 

[RichardV]

That's an interesting location. I can't find any info on a key tenant (like a supermarket) that opens later hours than all the specialty shops. That means the car park would be locked after 5:30pm!! (8pm Thursdays). Are its car park hours significantly longer than the centre hours?

Car Park Opening Hours​

Monday: 7am to 6pm
Tuesday: 7am to 6pm
Wednesday: 7am to 6pm
Thursday: 7am – 9pm
Friday: 7am to 6pm
Saturday: 7am to 6pm
Sunday: 8am to 7pm

 

[Wol747]

That's absolutely useless! Chargers must be available 24/7 to be of use. Considering that someone might plug in for a 45m charge then have to exit the park before it's locked.......
I suppose, when in a Tesla at least one can watch night-time TV

 

[moa999]

Maybe they might provide an afterhours code.
Maybe not.

But this is very much a suburban charger, there are other outdoor options (eg. Jolt Mona Vale or Forestville) in surrounding suburbs.

 

[PC__LoadLetter]

That's absolutely useless! Chargers must be available 24/7 to be of use. Considering that someone might plug in for a 45m charge then have to exit the park before it's locked.......
I suppose, when in a Tesla at least one can watch night-time TV

I’m in two minds. The Future Fuels Fund chargers are meant to be co-located at shopping centres to facilitate business at those centres and provide opportunity charging. Which means the centre ought to be open.

But only if there are separate sites nearby accessible for general after-hours usage!! And that doesn’t include AC charging or those silly 25kW Jolt chargers! I’m thinking AmpCharge’s 70kW units, or the like.

But yeah, hopefully there will be an after-hours code.

EDIT: I confirmed with the call centre at HomeCo. The chargers will only be available while the centre is open.

 

[moa999]

Evie charging stations at HomeCo Belrose (formerly Belrose SuperCentre) at 4/6 Niangala Close, Belrose NSW are almost ready to go.
Not yet added to Plugshare.

Now added. If you want to add the photo.

 

[PC__LoadLetter]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1571719037490712577

 

[moa999]

Admittedly by the same clock, Northbridge is difficult to access 38% of the time, and Randwick is closed 33% of the time.

 

[scully]

Are there available stats for time of day/ week people tend to charge? And for how long?