Australia’s EV boom is hitting full throttle—nearly a fifth of new cars in July were electric, with brands like Tesla, Polestar, and BYD ramping up deliveries. To keep pace, major players from Coles to BP are installing ultra-fast chargers, while the NRMA expands highway networks with government backing. But behind the scenes, chaos brews: fragmented ownership means broken chargers go unaccounted for, and in places like Tasmania and WA, one company’s outage can cripple an entire region. This isn’t unique to Australia—US, UK, and EU markets all struggle with reliability gaps between claimed uptime and real-world performance. The fix? Enforce consistent standards on private chargers, tie funding to actual uptime, and mandate transparent data sharing to prevent gridlock before it happens.
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