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Evie EV charging networks
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RareEarth
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Yes. The last time I used an Actew charger was in October (level 2 charger in Reed St), it appears in my charging history, cost was $0.
Candleflame
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ActewAGL is an electricity retailer headquartered in the ACT, they have a small network of AC and DC chargers in the ACT region that is now managed by Evie.
Bacchus Marsh site back in local paper.. Again nothing substantial just a line which says EV charger…
No idea if Evie or Chargefox…
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Chuq
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Oh this one again. There's nothing apart from a rectangle on a plan that says "future electric vehicle charger".Bacchus Marsh site back in local paper.. Again nothing substantial just a line which says EV charger…
No idea if Evie or Chargefox…
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If someone can find the updated documents that this article is referring to (I didn't have any luck scouring the council site) it might provide more info?
Chuq
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Chuq
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But yes... using a supercharger stall model, and one stall - very clear they are not progressed with plans of any kind.
Chuq
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Evie's first Melbourne charger funded by the latest Arena round - at Collingwood Library
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Would be good to see a lot of their other chargers rolled out. The website is showing lots of chargers planned but not a date of install.
So I don't get it.... It's city location so power infrastructure is already there, there is a Fed Govt grant, the council is providing the space and yet it's still 40c per kwh which is equal or more than Chargefox charge for their commercial sites (Usually 40c per kwh minus 20% discount for car clubs, which you can get a free membership for)
Chargefox has also received Arena backing for the bulk of its sites.
Remember that Tesla charges 51c/kWh in Australia, has much higher utilisation rates and only aims to Breakeven on charging - ultimately Evie and Chargefox aim to make a profit (at the moment I suspect neither of them are).
Over the longer term as charger utilisation increases I'd expect rates will come down but for now most of them are $50-300k pieces of infrastructure that don't get used a huge amount.
Remember that Tesla charges 51c/kWh in Australia, has much higher utilisation rates and only aims to Breakeven on charging - ultimately Evie and Chargefox aim to make a profit (at the moment I suspect neither of them are).
Over the longer term as charger utilisation increases I'd expect rates will come down but for now most of them are $50-300k pieces of infrastructure that don't get used a huge amount.
Normally NRMA Blue, it's off/on again deal that keeps popping upWhich ones are free?
I think it's free for 6mths currently: Free Blue Trial
You get 20% off on Chargefox once you link the number.
I don't understand why if demand charges are the issue and as expensive as suggested, why aren't batteries being installed onsite? They should more than pay for themselves.
A quick google tells me a PowerPack costs $170k (probably USD) however the Evie guys told me a 2 stall ultra-rapid installation can exceed $1M, so adding a battery doesn't increase the total cost by a huge amount.
A PowerPack can supply 130kW for just less than 2 hours (232kWh storage). If usage really is as infrequent as they say, this is plenty of time to recharge between cars.
130kW would also reduce the grid draw dramatically except for extreme cases (2 Model 3 LRs turn up simultaneously to a 2 stall ultra-rapid and begin drawing 190kW each) and even then it reduces the peak demand by 35%.
