Tritium wins big UK electric vehicle charging deal Simon EvansSenior Reporter
Jul 24, 2019 — 5.08pm
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Tritium's mantra is all about solving 'range anxiety' for electric vehicle owners by installing fast-charging stations. Its products are in 29 countries.
The new UK deal with Box Energi is for 2,500 fast-charging station locations by 2025, with the first 100 due to be running by the end of January, 2020.
British authorities are steadily implementing a new scheme designed to penalise drivers of high-emission vehicles, as they tackle air pollution.
Tritium, the Brisbane-based electric vehicle charging station companybacked by coal entrepreneur Trevor St Baker, has won a deal to install charging stations at 2500 locations in the United Kingdom for fast-growing group Box Energi.
Tritium, which has installed 3000 of its fast-charging stations around the world in 29 countries, aims to eliminate ''range anxiety'' which has been a handbrake on the take-up of electric vehicles. Many drivers are still worried they will only be able to travel relatively short distances before having to re-charge their vehicles.
The first 100 of the charging station locations under the UK deal are scheduled to be up and running by the end of January, 2020. Box Energi has appointed Tritium to be the sole provider as it builds out a comprehensive network to be known as the Drive Energi network.
Tritium fast chargers at a Queensland shopping centre. Supplied
Many of the sites will have two Tritium Veefil-RT 50kW DC Rapid Chargers, which the company says is capable of adding 100km of extra range in 20 minutes of charging.
Other longer-charging options will also be available at the sites. Tritium already has a big presence in Norway, making up about half the market for fast-charging stations in a country which is a global leader in electric vehicles.
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