David Finn
Brisbane-based Tritium will unveil its vision for the future of the electric vehicle sector on March 12 at the International Innovation Platform at South by Southwest Interactive in Austin, Texas.
Looking at 2020 and beyond, the company says the presentation will “change the way we think about EVs, the grid and zero-emissions driving as the EV infrastructure market in the US prepares to grow to US$18.6 billion by 2030”.
A world leader in EV DC fast charging technology, Tritium will present next stage plans for the rapidly-evolving DC fast and ultra-fast charging technology sector through its chief executive officer David Finn and its Americas president Jeff Wolfe.
“Our vision for more expansive development will change the very way we think about EVs, their interaction with the grid, the future of e-mobility and zero-emissions driving, as well as the overall modernisation of the utility grid,” Finn says.
A Tritium Veefil charger.
“We’ve cut the time it takes to charge an EV to about the same time it takes to fill a gas tank. Our Veefil-PK 175-475kW high-power chargers are already the fastest and most advanced and we’re deploying fast charging infrastructure around the world. We’re only going to accelerate from here on in – the EV future has arrived,” he says.
“While we continue to deploy systems globally, our secondary focus is developing what’s next, and we can’t wait to get to SXSW to share our vision.”
Wolfe says that Tritium controls the largest, toughest distributed loads on the grid, and will control the world’s largest battery system.
“This vision is what brought me to Tritium,” he says.
Tritium is also exhibiting its product and vision at the trade show from March 10-13.
Jeff Wolfe
Named one of Fast Company’s most innovative energy companies, Tritium is expanding its operations in the US to respond to the accelerating uptake of EVs and the corresponding infrastructure needed to power them.
Just two years ago, Tritium opened its first office in the US in Torrance, California. The Los Angeles-area facility, which combines domestic manufacturing with research and development (R&D), supports a team of 20 across the nation, as part of a global workforce of more than 300 and climbing.
Gilbarco Veeder-Root, a Fortive Corporation business took a minority investment in Tritium in 2018 that will enable Tritium to accelerate a number of strategic activities, including operational expansion in North America and Europe.
Tritium’s proactive investments in the US market have led to significant working relationships with US government agencies and industry groups, including $400,000 in federal funding by the US Department of Energy to Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) to develop an ultra-fast charging system that can connect directly to the medium voltage grid.
Visit www.tritium.com.au for information.
