Ampol and SEA Electic join forces to roll out a commercial EV network in Australia
Ampol and Victoria’s SEA Electric are joining forces to tackles commercial range anxiety by rolling out an EV network across Australia.
Australian petrol company Ampol is partnering with SEA Electric to create a network of charging stations for commercial electric vehicle fleets.
The infrastructure will be developed through Ampol’s AmpCharge business. It will be specifically for customers of SEA Electric to encourage the uptake of EV trucks in the transport sector.
AmpCharge was first launched in early 2022 and aims to have more than 100 DC fast-charging bays across 19 hubs across Sydney and wider New South Wales sometime this year.
While Ampol has partnered with other automakers in the past, this is the first it has made a deal within the commercial EV space.
“Ampol is evolving to provide a range of fast and reliable charging solutions,” Ampol general manager James Myatt said in a statement.
“We know our business customers are looking for lower emissions solutions and want to ensure their investment in commercial electric vehicles can be supported with efficient and reliable charging technologies.
“Ampol is committed to developing an open access national charging network as well as home and business charging solutions to ensure vehicles can be on the road whenever needed.”
This partnership also aims to mitigate range anxiety in Australia, particularly in the commercial field.
“SEA Electric is proud to partner with Ampol on this project, as both companies lead the country in the transition to sustainable transport,” SEA Electric president of Asia Pacific Bill Gillespie said in a statement.
“Through this collaboration, we are shining a light on the fact that electric-powered truck fleets can be operationally flexible by accessing convenient charging infrastructure through the AmpCharge network.”
The news comes just one week after SEA Electric signed a $1 billion deal with Mevco to provide EV utes to the mining industry.
Located in Dandenong, the business recently doubled its assembly factory in Victoria as well as opened an additional facility in California.
It specialises in converting delivery and commercial transport fleets to its proprietary electric power system.
