Drivers travelling between Australia’s major cities could soon charge their electric vehicles in just 15 minutes with a super-fast network being rolled out across the country. The 21 sites on highways between Adelaide, Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney and Brisbane will be powered entirely by renewable energy. Sites are also planned for Western Australia. The “ultra rapid” stations will allow electric vehicles to add up to 400km of range in a fraction of the hours it takes to charge at existing points. Australian start-up Chargefox raised $15m to start building the network, including $6m from the federal government’s Australian Renewable Energy Agency. Arena’s chief executive, Darren Miller, said it was a “game changing” project that would help ease worries about range and encourage more people to drive electric vehicles. “This network will help alleviate that concern by giving motorists comfort they can travel long distances,” he said on Monday. How much does it cost to power an electric car around Australia? $150 Read more “Electrification of Australia’s transport sector could reduce emissions and dramatically change how we use electricity.” The first two charging sites will be in Euroa in Victoria and in Barnawartha North just outside Albury-Wodonga on the Victoria-NSW border. […]
‘Ultra rapid’ electric car charging network coming to Australia

Latest Articles
Circular business model lessons from IKEA, REI and Eileen Fisher
Ikea, REI and Eileen Fisher are banking on a circular model to propel them into the next era of commerce.//Images by Graeme Dawes,...
Thames Water hopes to harness human ‘poo power’ to heat homes
Thousands of homes in south-west London could soon be warmed by the waste from their local sewage works as part of England’s first...
Adorable goat playground raises awareness of upcycling waste
NOMAD architects and Karina Aramanda have transformed wood waste into GOT WASTE?, an educational pavilion and animal playground that raises awareness about the...
Green renovation to a ’50s California home features recycled denim insulation
A private residence in San Anselmo, California has received a green renovation with some unique features. Designers from Pfau Long Architecture expanded the...
Seville’s plan to turn oranges into electricity
Spanish engineers have updated the old citrus cliché, bringing it into the eco era — when life gives you oranges, make electricity. In...
Global Recycling Day: an International Recycling Movement
It’s easy to think of recycling only on a local level, such as what goes in the household recycling bin or when is...