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"Fast DC off grid charging hasn’t got off to a good start in parts of rural
Western Australia. The three sites on the Eyre Highway which are linked with
roadhouse power continue to be plagued with technical issues causing both
intermittent and complete failure, full site blackouts and slow charging. There
are similar issues at a number of roadhouse sites on the northern coastal
route.
The WA EV network is promoted as a major international tourist attraction but
has sites and sections which are unreliable and simply not fit for purpose.
Over the border, the NRMA off grid charger at Nullarbor is completely out of
service and the newer NRMA charger at Border Village is working so far but has
quite variable output for no apparent reason. All these charger issues are well
documented on
Plugshare.
On top of this, the WA Government has to this point resisted calls for
electrification of Great Northern Highway, the main and shortest route between
Perth and the Pilbara. How hard can it be to install and maintain reliable off
grid charging?
Enter eLumina, a battery and EV charger company with a manufacturing and
development centre based on the Gold Coast. The company is dedicated to
promoting clean, sustainable transportation and energy storage, particularly in
regional, remote and rural areas where EV transport and charging is
challenging.
I was fortunate to interview the CEO Lisa Marsh in early December, and to
relate the following story."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
