Thought it useful to have a thread on Jolt who has a network in development www.jolt.com.au Seems to have two models both supporting 22/25kW DC charging with 15min free, then charged NSW - Ausgrid partnership. Adding DC chargers to the side of electrical substations Ausgrid and JOLT plan to convert electrical kiosks into charging stations https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/the-plan-to-turn-street-side-power-boxes-into-charging-stations-for-cars-20201011-p563z0.html SA - Standalone units that also support advertising Ad revenue pays the way for new Jolt EV charging network - ARENAWIRE Adelaide project has received a near $1m grant from Arena.
Who knows. 15mim is max 6kWh so probably under $2 (assuming 20-30c/kWh). At some low value not worth charging people. Chargefox also seems to have a minimum charge (possibly $1 based on my history)
Have been noticing the substations since hearing about this.Have spotted some that would work well. Also spotted the worst at Wondabyne Station
It certainly is a solution in modern suburbs that have these kerbside cabinets, but most people living in those areas will typically have a garage. Solution is still needed for older suburbs (particularly places often without garages like terraces) where the substation is often a house styled building. More likely to be power pole charging, or some form of popup charging.
When I’m at my mother’s, in a flat with no off-street parking at all, I run an extension lead out the side balcony, across the front yard, across two footpaths, out to the kerb, and into my UMC. I have half a dozen rubber mats and three witches hats. There are 4-5 on-street spaces (depending on how well the neighbours park) that I can reach with a single cable. Usually two of those are vacant. There’s one of those green boxes at the end of the street. I’d be keen to see that converted, but I won’t hold my breath.
Forgot to share here - I did some googling and found some of the proposed Sydney locations - might be of interest if anyone lives nearby and has a keen eye!
An interesting list. On a quick look none seem to be like the picture with a green box close to the roadside. Waitara - out the front of BMW dealership but footpath between green box and roadside. Beecroft - a good one. Green box in a council carpark. West Pennant Hills - Street side cabinet Park Mona Vale - a good one - another carpark 5 Bungan Mona Vale - Bad. Cabinet is next to bus stop and roundabout North Manly - OK. In a cul-de-sac near parking Dee Why - Good - Street side cabinet on existing shopping strip Forestville. - Good - Street side next to parking spot Freshawater - seems to be a standalone structure. Possible for a charging location on Oliver St?
yap, if you stay under 1 dollar you charge for free with chargefox. i presume this is due to credit card fees...
Ha ha. The only train station in the NSW network that is not accessible by road. I’ve often wondered how many people use it. I’d be stunned if it’s more than a couple of people per day. Only once in my life have I seen anyone waiting there - looked like 2 bushwalkers.
Jolt App is now live on Android and Apple stores (it's seemingly the same backend provider as Evie). Went ahead and registered but no locations shown. The Homebush location in the appstore screenshots is an Ausgrid site
Missed that page. So 5 or so Adelaide Q1 sites with 30-odd identified. Drove past the Homebush site in the app store screenshots. As expected just an Ausgrid plant. No obvious spots for a charger (no green boxes)
Looks like Jolt went active in Adelaide with 5 sites. All appear to be 25kW CCS2/Chademo. 3 of the above are a shown on Plugshare. Cables look fine for Tesla's, but Leaf and Kona's struggling with the cable length.