How Brisbane EV-charger company Tritium made it to the White House, selling 'picks and shovels to the gold rush'

Fri, 4 Mar 2022 04:59:37 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2022-02-20/tritium-electric-vehicle-ev-chargers-president-joe-biden/100836826>

"It was a White House announcement that came complete with stars, stripes and
the US President in a sharp black suit: an Australian company was building a
factory in Tennessee.

The beginning of an "American manufacturing comeback", Joe Biden told reporters
on February 8, standing beside the Australian CEO in a rare show of support for
a private company.

And what was the company at the centre of this announcement? Who had won the
ear of the US President?

Tritium.

Back in Australia, the news created only a sluggish ripple of interest.

Tritium? Who the hell is Tritium?

As it turns out, Tritium could be the most important Australian company most
Australians have never heard of — an example of a successful homegrown business
that's exporting a high-tech clean-energy product, rather than shiploads of
ore, sheep or gas.

Founded by three engineering graduates in Brisbane, it's quietly secured a
large chunk of the global EV-charger market.

If you ever use an EV in Australia, you'll probably use a Tritium charger.

The story of where it came from begins in 1999, with a solar-powered car racing
from Sydney to Melbourne."

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               *** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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