The Best EV Chargers In Australia: According To Aussie Installers

According to installers we trust, what are the best EV charger brands in Australia in 2025?

It was tough competition for the top spot – with only a handful of votes separating first and third place. Find out the winners below.

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Australia Finally Charts Course To Bidirectional EV Charging Bounty

A bidirectional EV charger charging a Nissan Leaf

Bidirectional charging has long been the white whale of electric vehicle owners in Australia, and at long last ARENA has released a chart revealing where this elusive leviathan of energy storage can be found.

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Amber’s Charge HQ Deal: Peace At Last For Stressed EV Owners

 

An EV charging in a drivewayAmber has acquired Charge HQ, in a move that could reduce the stress levels of customers trying to charge their EVs under the energy retailer’s volatile wholesale market billing system.

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Concerns Swirl Around Bunnings’ Troubled EV Charger Rollout

Bunnings EV charger equipment

Bunnings EV charger displays, photo posted November 19th 2024

It seems you can buy just about anything at Bunnings these days, with EV charging systems the latest addition to the ever-growing hardware store. [Read more…]

Avoid EV Cable Carnage: Tips for Keeping Charging Simple and Safe

Charging your car involves cables, so we’ve gathered a few hints and really useful tricks for managing the situation without accidentally killing someone. [Read more…]

How to Stop Your Power Company Locking You Out Of Your Own EV Charger

EV charger locked out

Image credit to Nigel from JNA Electrical who was there to rescue this customer and get them up to standard.

It’s come to our attention recently that at least one customer has found his EV charger isolated, locked out, and served with a defect notice after a visit from his local electricity network, Energex. [Read more…]

Alchemy Charge: Is Apartment EV Charging Finally Solved?

As a former apartment owner, I understand EV owners’ frustration when their strata committee rejects requests to install charging points in their car parks. For many apartment dwellers, this seems like an insurmountable roadblock to EV ownership. [Read more…]

Home EV Charging Just Got Serious: Meet Sigenergy’s 25kW Bi-Directional Beast

 

Sigenergy is relatively new to Australia. They make stackable home energy systems that take drop in, modular batteries, inverters and DC EV chargers. And it’s the EV charger that got me excited. Because I reckon it’s the fastest home EV charger in Australia. [Read more…]

How To Prevent Your EV From Falling Asleep When Solar Charging

sleeping EV

Have you ever tried charging your EV using only excess solar power, only to find it falls asleep while waiting for the sun to cooperate? For some electric vehicles, like the BYD Dolphin, it’s more than just a minor inconvenience—it’s a frustrating glitch that interrupts charging altogether. Imagine plugging in your car, expecting it to juice up from your solar setup, and instead, it shuts down after a few minutes of no power flow, forcing you to reset it manually. [Read more…]

Everything You Need To Know Before Buying A Home EV Charger

Most EV charging happens at home – so you need a good home charger. There are so many products with different features and price points. What’s worth buying?

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