South Australia’s Amibitious EV and Renewable Energy Goals
South Australia (SA) is vastly increasing its electric vehicle (EV) adoption in hopes of reaching its ambitious goal of all new car sales to be EV’s by 2040. Prominent entities such as SA Power Networks and The Department of Energy & Mining are currently working to increase infrastructure installation within SA to achieve this goal, with an expectation of 170,000 EV’s on the road by 2030. This is with a focus on accelerated initiatives such as Virtual Power Plants (VPP), Kerbside off-street parking and more public charging infrastructure at destination sites to help in overcoming range anxiety.
A Push Towards Sustainability
Considering these recent developments SA is well positioned to provide sustainable energy solutions to the EV uptake which will help lower the cost of EV ownership. Nearly 60% of all energy produced in SA is from renewable sources – making SA the state leader in this space. The state is committed to driving net zero by 2050, ensuring emissions from its main sources: transport and greenhouse gas emissions are progressively reduced through sustainable energy policies.
With more Chinese brands now entering the Australian market space, the conversation for owning an EV has never been better placed. With the likes of MG/BYD now providing electric vehicle options around the $30K mark, this gives customers for the first time a choice between owning an EV for 30K or an ICE counterpart for the same price. This makes the TCO (Total cost of ownership) more favourable for EV’s in the light commercial space, allowing most users to save hundreds of dollars each month in comparison to the average consumer’s fuel expenditure.
The concerted push to live off sustainable energy solutions has however raised certain areas of concern in the SA market. This includes higher energy tariffs for EV charging, especially in the public space. Additionally, SA is leading the front for VPP applications which allow users to use their vehicle’s battery as a bidirectional charger and feed energy back into the grid during peak times to help generate electricity for the customer. Whilst an attractive proposition, this presents the question around load management capabilities of the current grid infrastructure as the uptake of EV’s and charging infrastructure are expected to rapidly grow further in the coming years.
The Early Phases of EV Adoption in SA
The SA market is one moving through its early phases in EV adoption meaning there is still a lot to learn, whilst also having to keep up with the rapidly changing space of the EV market with new technology such as Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) and VPP applications just over the horizon. This has left a lot of businesses with a lack of comprehensive knowledge on how to transition to the right EV charging infrastructure for their sites. EVSE have centered its focus on providing vital information in this space hosting regular webinars and blogs on the various developments in this space. With over 10,000 installations across Australia and our fully vertically integrated approach, EVSE are uniquely positioned to providing our customers with the latest and greatest input on what to look out for when considering EV charging solutions for your sites.
Charging Management Software and Solutions
With charging management software platform’s such as Exploren, EVSE can alter charging tariffs per time of day to deter peak time charging and help both public and private sites lower their costs from EV charging. With our private equity backed by Intellihub – Australia’s largest smart metering deployment company, EVSE are now strategically placed to provide behind the meter solutions including integration with solar and batteries to provide customers with a full end-to-end smart energy management system.
EVSE: Bridging the Knowledge Gap
As Australia’s leading full turnkey solutions provider, EVSE has over 10 years of local market experience to bridge the dynamic gap where education and consultation become the priority for both public & private entities looking to adopt EV’s. EVSE has always taken a partnership approach with its partners to ensure we offer education, consultation, deployment & on-going maintenance and support for the life of the chargers. The latter is of utmost importance as we find numerous locations hosting chargers that often don’t get the same level of support once the warranty expires.
EVSE are now also offering its partners in South Australia ‘Charging as a service’ (popular with fleet operators) and Own & Operate (popular with public sites) models. We anticipate these new models to accelerate the uptake of EV infrastructure allowing respective private fleet operators and public destination sites to adopt EV chargers at a faster rate. The important aspect to deliberate here is that customers managing multiple sites need a reliable infrastructure partner. This partner must offer sound advice and solutions that address budget constraints, individuals site risks for installation, and deployment speed, all while ensuring charging uptime is above 95% at the very least. Through its true vertical integration, EVSE can offer its customers a 99% charger uptime guarantee.
EVSE’s Comprehensive EV Charging Solutions
EVSE are the parent entity behind the Ocular hardware & Exploren software solutions, allowing us to provide customers with the unique market advantage of having a one-stop solution to all its EV charging needs. The Ocular brand presents the most diverse range of EV charging options in the market today. EVSE can provide its customers with simple cost-effective plug & play portable chargers that can plug into your standard 10A socket, through to more robust 420Kw DC chargers that are utilised for heavy vehicle charging.
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