Grease-powered EV charging in Australia

In a remote area of Australia, a roadside restaurant now has a fast charger for electric cars that gets its power from a generator powered by old cooking fat.

Retired engineer Jon Edwards developed the system, which provides fast-charging powered with cooking oil at the Caiguna Roadhouse located in the course of Nullarbor. “With this charger, you’ll be capable to seize a burger and a espresso and have a learn of a paper, and by that point, you’re able to go,” Edwards said.

Drivers in the remote Australian outback are using cooking fat to charge their electric vehicles more quickly pic.twitter.com/F9xFvbnJ4M
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 18, 2022