As the United States prepares for an influx of electric vehicles (EVs), manufacturers and third-party segment contributors are keen to partner and help electrify the country.   -  Photo: AFmA

As the United States prepares for an influx of electric vehicles (EVs), manufacturers and third-party segment contributors are keen to partner and help electrify the country. 

Photo: AFmA

Australian electric vehicle (EV) charging company Tritium will build its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Tennessee and has partnered with Wise EV to provide fast chargers for a new EV charging network in the U.S.

The Brisbane-based Tritium manufactures direct-current (DC) fast chargers for EVs. Its new facility is expected create more than 500 jobs over the next five years and eventually produce approximately 30,000 fast-charging units per year, according to the Australasian Fleet Management Association.

A subsidiary of renewable energy service provider Wise Power, Wise EV will begin the Tritium charger installation in 25 major gas stations throughout Florida. Florida is the No. 2 in the nation for overall passenger EV sales and received the third-largest state allocation from the $615 million federal National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure measure.

Wise EV plans to expand the network using a hub and spoke philosophy, centering charging facilities around metropolitan hubs and connecting those cities through interstate-based charging spokes.

Originally posted on Automotive Fleet

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Cindy Brauer

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Cindy Brauer is a former managing editor for Bobit Business Media’s AutoGroup. A native of Chicago but resident of Southern California since her teens, Brauer studied journalism and earned a communications degree at California State University Fullerton. Over her career, she has written and edited content for a variety of publishing venues in a disparate range of fields.

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