What Did Your Country Contribute?
The abandonment of all principles of ethics, fairness and justice.
If you’re not a rich white straight guy who’s going to be dead before the coming environmental collapse and either a) has no children or b) lacks any concern for them, you’re screwed, and we simply could not care less.
Craig,
Oh Dear, I hate to be pedantic, but Nikola Tesla wasn’t Croatian ! He was born in Smiljan (then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but now in Croatia) and considered himself a fervent Serbian nationalist . His father, Tesla Milutin, was a Serbian Orthodox priest,
For that matter Albert Einstein although born in the Kingdom of Württemberg, was a Swiss citizen, educated in Switzerland (his PhD is from the University of Zurich)and considered himself Swiss until the day he died.
Not really important, but nice to get these facts accurate :).
Craig,
What I am happy to report is a major global advance in EV technology emerging from Australia.
Despite a population of only 25 million, and the demise of the local car manufacturing industry, Australian’s buy 1.3 million vehicles per year.
With no government incentives, the Australian EV market has remained very small. (although Australians have bought nearly 4000 Tesla).
However, all that could rapidly change!
While Australian car manufacture maybe only a memory, a fierce rivalry is emerging between Australian ultra fast charging manufacturers.
Leading the charge is the Tritium Group. Tritium is a reputable Brisbane based producing a revolutionary 475kW High Power Charger claimed to be the most powerful in the world. The charger which is designed for public use and can charge nearly every mainstream EV, offers 150km of range in 5 minutes.
Tritium claims its product is value for money the most economic charger on the market.
Tritium boast have already sold more than 1500 units globally and in partnership with the IONITY group of Munich, (an enterprise backed by Daimler AG, BMW, Rolls Royce, Bentley, Ford Motor Company, Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche), plans to roll out 400 charging stations a year across Europe.
One of Tritium’s rivals, the Melbourne based Charge Pox Group, has also released a slightly less powerful, but more “battery friendly” charger with more sophisticated compatibility for to suit the BMS requirements of some EV models. The 350 kw Charge charger offers 180 kilometre charge in eight minutes.
Charge Fox is backed by Jaguar Land Rover, BYD and Toshiba’s battery division.
In contrast, Tesla’s super charger network offers only 120 kw taking about 50 minutes to charge 160 kilometres of range.
Several prominent investment backers have been instrumental in creating a booming ultra fast charging race in Australia (including myself :)).
Curiously, investors and principal players include such unlikely people as oil, uranium and coal magnate, billionaire Brian Flannery, and Coal mine owner and prominent EV advocate, Trevor ST Barker.
The Victoria (Australia) Invicta Research Group is nearing commercialization of an integrated ultra fast charging technology, offering three times the speed and range of every other device, with an even more beneficial battery effect and greater versatility at half the price.
This is the type of clean tech innovation that could provide a powerful “breakthrough” for EV technology, although ESD technology still needs improvement in capacity.
Sometimes, developments in infrastructure are as important as the more glamorous innovations.