Category: JET Charge Blog
5 January 2026
10 Electric Vehicles Ready to Charge Australia in 2026
A new year always brings a fresh round of EVs to look forward to. For drivers who like keeping an eye on what’s next, 2026 has a solid mix of models worth noting, each with its own approach to range, charging speed and everyday usability. Some are long-anticipated nameplates making their electric debut. Others are […]
18 March 2019
Watts vs. litres: changing the way we fuel
The big red lettering, the oily asphalt and the stink of petrol are an unfortunate necessity at service stations worldwide, and Australians have been putting up with them practically since federation. But a future without servos might not be so far away, so today we’re taking a look at what a post-petrol Australia might look like.
7 March 2019
One plug to rule them all: how Type 2 become the Australian AC standard
How did the Type 2 plug become the standard in Australia? JET Charge takes a look at the history of EV charging and the pros & cons of the two AC plug types.
18 May 2016
JET Charge appointed recommended EV Charging hardware supplier and installer for Volvo Australia
JET Charge have been appointed the recommended hardware supplier and installer for Volvo Car Australia, in anticipation of their upcoming launch of the new XC90 T8 Plug In Hybrid. The XC90 T8 is the first Plug In Hybrid for Volvo in Australia, and represents Volvo’s commitment to an electric future. In what is a very […]
20 May 2015
The unmathematical mathematical answer to EV pleasure and range**
We’re not mathematicians. Can we add a few numbers together? Sure. Formulas in Excel – yeah of course. Quantitative analysis of standard deviations of a normal curve analysing the behavioural trends of EV drivers versus petrol drivers? I’m sorry, what? This is not a post about the long term economic benefits of buying an EV, […]
18 May 2015
Australia’s first remotely monitored Tesla install?
Here’s the thing: apartment owners find it difficult to get body corporate approval for the installation of charging hardware. Because of this, they tend not to buy EVs. This is a problem. We came up with a solution. Over the weekend, we performed Australia’s first “smart apartment charging” solution for non-networked EV chargers, after beta […]
28 April 2015
New website live!
We’ve really grown our capabilities as a company. From being just installers of Tesla chargers, we now have full turnkey solutions across all sectors, and we wanted our website to reflect that. In the coming weeks and months, we’ll be adding more and more tools to our metaphorical belt, ready to provide Australia with the […]
1 April 2015
JET Charge in the press
As you guys know we are massive proponents of electric car charging infrastructure. Sometimes we even write about it! Our CEO Tim Washington has an article in the latest edition of ReNew Magazine (EV Special), which is put out by the Alternative Technology Association. They say they are the longest running renewable energy […]
8 September 2014
EV Infrastructure – not a chicken and egg
Electric car charging infrastructure is often said to be a chicken and egg problem. People don’t buy enough electric cars because there isn’t sufficient charging infrastructure, and there isn’t sufficient charging infrastructure because people don’t buy enough electric cars. As a result, the infrastructure does not get built, and there isn’t a significant increase in […]