RACV replacing Tritium with Kempower at Barnawartha, Euroa, Airport West, Ballarat, Horsham, Torquay, Moe

RACV have committed to replacing their unreliable 1st generation Tritium ultra-rapid charging stations on the Chargefox network at Barnawartha, Euroa, Airport West, Ballarat, Horsham, Torquay, Moe with new more modern Kempower chargers instead.

I have used most of these chargers during my EV road trips and can say that this news will be greeted with joy by Australian EV drivers who have visited these locations and found that all too often some or all of the chargers were out of order.

These upgrades will commence in February 2024 and be completed by the middle of 2025.

RACV General Manager Energy Greg Edye commented:

“It is time to replace the first-generation technology with new high-quality chargers of varying speeds”.

“RACV will be replacing 24 Tritium DC chargers at RACV’s seven public charging sites. These achieve an 80 per cent charge in 15-30 minutes (depending on the EV make/model) for users looking for close to a full charge in a short time”.

“RACV will also be installing six new fast DC chargers (50KW) at Victorian RACV Clubs and Resorts. These achieve an 80 per cent charge in one to two hours (depending on EV battery size) for users having a day activity at a resort”.

“In addition, RACV will be upgrading 22 AC chargers (7KW to 22 KW) at RACV Clubs and Resorts. These achieve an 80 per cent charge in about five hours for those with longer dwell times, notably in-house guests”.

“RACV are also looking to further invest in locations which tie in RACV Club and Resort facilities to customers visiting from all parts of Victoria and will have further announcements to make on this in the coming period.”

All of the existing and new charging station locations will be connected via the Chargefox App.

RACV first invested in EV charging nearly 10 years ago via the installation of some slow chargers in its Victorian Clubs and Resorts.

In 2017 RACV became a significant shareholder in Chargefox. In 2022 RACV became a major Shareholder in JET Charge, a major Australian supplier of charging EV equipment.