Telus and Australia’s leading electric vehicle (EV) charging company, Jolt, have announced a new strategic partnership. The duo plans to install up to 5,000 public DC fast chargers across Canada.
This initiative is in response to the expected surge of EVs on Canadian roads in the years to come. With federal government projections pointing towards a requirement for more than 200,000 public chargers by 2030, this partnership aims to build the necessary charging infrastructure.
“Our collaboration with Jolt is a testament to Telus’ commitment to team up with pioneers who share our values, reinforcing our investment in a healthier and more sustainable future,” Tony Geheran, Chief Operations Officer of Telus, stated. “We have made remarkable strides towards our goal of operating on 100% renewable energy by 2025, and this joint venture represents another significant leap forward for the benefit of Canadians and our environment.”
Later this year, Jolt and Telus will begin the installation of EV charging stations across Canada. These will feature Telus’ public Wi-Fi for EV owners. All EV drivers will be able to utilize their Jolt app to get 7 kWh of free charging per day. This works out to a range of 40 to 50 kilometres and a charge time of 15 to 20 minutes, depending on the vehicle.
“We are thrilled to extend our free, fast, and clean charging network to Canada. Our goal is to expedite the transition to EVs for Canadian drivers, who can potentially save approximately $1,000 annually by charging with Jolt. Reliable, fast charging is a critical factor in Canada’s transition to zero-emission transport. We’re delighted to partner with Telus, who share our values of innovation and delivering superior customer experiences,” said Doug McNamee, Chief Executive Officer at Jolt.
As of today, Jolt EV chargers support the CCS and CHAdeMO charging standards. It’s unclear if Jolt will adopt the Tesla charging connector, known as the North American Charging Standard (NACS), that was recently picked by GM and Ford—and today by EV startup Rivian.
Jolt, the largest provider of free, fast EV charging network in Australia, already boasts a wide range of partnerships throughout the country. Having launched in New Zealand last year, Jolt is currently working to build charging infrastructure in partnership with governments, cities, utilities, transit authorities, and private landowners.
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Telus is getting into EV charging. I wonder what the business case looks like.
the business case is obviously better than telecommunications 🙂
LOL
The business case reads “THIS is how we keep boomers in charge and an entire cesspool of 50000 under-skilled pencil pushers complacently employed”.
A telecommunications company getting into building chargers for EVs.
So now we know where our overpriced phone bills are going. I guess cell towers and infrastructure for the service consumers pay Telus for are going to be secondary.
Unlike their friends, Telus is diversifying their investments, not only in Canada but elsewhere, too.
This garbage excuse of a company is willing to do just about anything to stay relevant. Curious to see how they’ll manage to screw up EV Charging tech by sticking their noses where they don’t belong.
Look at Lifeworks – it all went to complete shiet weeks after the acquisition.
I don’t get what’s their angle. How they make a profit from the free charging? Knowing their standard MO, it’ll probably be some kind of bait and switch