Team Global Express will deploy 60 new battery-electric delivery vehicles in its Western Sydney “Depot of the Future” as part of Australia's biggest-ever electric truck trial. Kempower and Jet Charge will deliver the charging infrastructure for the depot, including 16 Kempower rapid chargers and 47 of Jet Charge’s Australian-made AC chargers.
The Depot of the Future project, led by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency and Team Global Express, aims to revolutionise the Australian trucking sector by demonstrating that an electrified fleet is possible on a large scale.
In 2022, Australia set a new emissions reduction target of 43% below 2005 levels by 2030. However, with emissions from light commercial vehicles, trucks and buses currently accounting for around 7% of the country’s total annual greenhouse gas emissions, it urgently needs to clean up its trucking industry to hit this target.
The Depot of the Future project, led by Australian freight giant Team Global Express and co-funded by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, will bring Australia closer to reaching its emissions targets by introducing 60 new electric trucks to its roads. After securing AU$20 million in funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, Team Global Express made the biggest-ever order for electric trucks in Australia, which are set to hit the road in 2023.
Kempower and Jet Charge continued their productive partnership in the Australian market to provide the necessary charging infrastructure to power these 60 new electric trucks. The two companies will manage the development of the charging systems at the Team Global Express depot. They will install 63 chargers at the depot, 16 of which will be Kempower’s 120kW fast chargers. The remaining 47 will be Jet Charge’s 22kW AC chargers.
“Having already teamed up with Jet Charge on Australia’s longest EV highway in Western Australia, we’re excited to introduce more of the country to the power of e-mobility in Australia’s most ambitious EV trial yet,” said Tomi Ristimäki, CEO of Kempower. “The robust design, dynamic load balancing and high voltage of our chargers make them ideal for this pioneering project.”
