EVX Solving the Urban EV Gap in The Garage Divide.

1. The Problem: Locked Out of the Transition

The Australian EV transition has a glaring equity issue: it’s built for the suburban quarter-acre block. If you live in an apartment in Pyrmont or a Victorian terrace in South Melbourne with nothing but a narrow curb to your name, you’ve been effectively locked out.

In Sydney and Melbourne, “units” aren’t just a housing choice; they are the ubiquitous reality for millions. Yet, current infrastructure assumes every owner has a private garage and a $2,500 budget to install a home wallbox. Without a driveway, you’re forced into the “DC trap”—paying up to $0.85/kWh at ultra-rapid hubs. That’s not just inconvenient; it’s nearly as expensive as running a petrol car, stripping away the primary financial incentive for going electric.

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ABOVE: the EVX solution with pole charge kerbside

2. The Solution: Leveraging the Existing Grid

EVX is attacking this by using the one piece of infrastructure that’s already everywhere: the humble utility pole. Instead of a construction project that involves ripping up sidewalks, the EVX Polecharger utilizes what we already have.

The Hardware: A dual 22kW smart charger that mounts directly to power poles. It turns a piece of timber or concrete into a neighborhood fuel station in hours and has marked parking spaces adjacent.

The Access: You bring your own Type 2 cable, plug in, and manage everything through the EVX app (or tap-and-go for guests).

The Cost: For registered users, rates sit at $0.50/kWh during the day, with an off-peak “night soak” window (8pm to 7am) dropping to $0.39/kWh. For those who prefer not to use the app, the POS terminal allows a “Tap On” rate of $0.60/kWh.

The Scale: It’s a low-impact solution for councils. No new cables under the road, a mix of non-dedicated “charging bays” and EV-only spaces.

3. The Future: Normalising the “Slow Soak”

We’ve spoken before about the “firehose” charging of cars like the BYD Song Ultra or the 400kW peak potential of the BMW i3 Neue Klasse. While impressive, that tech is for road trips. For daily life, we don’t need a firehose; we need a “slow soak.”

By enabling residents in high-density areas to plug in at 22kW while they sleep or work, we solve the infrastructure bottleneck. This distributed network doesn’t just help the terrace-dweller; it helps the grid. By soaking up excess solar during the day or utilizing off-peak capacity at night, pole chargers prevent the demand spikes that rapid-charging hubs create. It’s the missing piece of the puzzle that ensures the EV transition doesn’t stop at the end of the driveway.

Real-World Cost Comparison (per 100km)

Home Charging (Off-peak Grid): $4.20
EVX Polecharger (App Off-peak): $5.85
EVX Polecharger (App Standard): $7.50
Public DC Fast Charging: $12.00 – $17.00
Petrol (Small SUV at $2.10/L): $14.70

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