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  • May 21, 2026
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Australian energy giant to roll out ultra-fast EV chargers at 7-Eleven stores

EnergyAustralia, one of Australia’s three biggest privately owned energy utilities, says it is rolling out ten ultra-fast electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at 7-Eleven stores in Victoria, NSW and Queensland. The first of ten ultra-fast EV chargers has already been installed at a site in Melbourne’s north, with another two to follow before EnergyAustralia…

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  • May 21, 2026
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EIB Backs Hamburg Grid Upgrade and Electric Bus Expansion With Over €1 Billion Financing

The European Investment Bank will provide up to 1 billion euros ($1.09 billion) to Hamburger Energienetze for the expansion and modernization of Hamburg’s electricity distribution grid, while also extending around 125 million euros in financing to Verkehrsbetriebe Hamburg-Holstein for battery-electric buses and depot upgrades. The financing agreements, signed on May 19, form part of…

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