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The photo does show an electric charging station that is powered by a diesel generator, but it leaves out key context and gives the impression that such stations are common.
The charging station in the photo was created by Jon Edwards, an Australian, in 2018. He combined an electric vehicle charger from a company called Tritium with a diesel generator. PolitiFact mentioned him in a similar fact check in 2021 after reading about his story in the Australian electric vehicle news site The Driven.
Edwards told The Driven in 2018 that his goal was to test whether such a station could be a temporary solution for electric vehicle drivers traveling long distances in remote locations, and how fuel consumption compared with diesel-fueled vehicles.
The test, as described in a post on the Tesla Owners Club of Western Australia website, showed that "a stand alone DC EV-charging skid powered by diesel generator for remote locations with inadequate power delivers fuel consumption results are very comparable but on most occasions better than equivalent diesel powered passenger vehicles."
Edwards told The Driven in 2021 that he got "hammered on social media" for using a diesel-powered generator, so instead looked into using vegetable oil waste, instead of diesel fuel.
There are diesel fuel-powered EV charging stations available in the U.S. — Larson Electronics sells one for about $236,000. It describes it as "a portable fast charging station for temporary sites and remote areas."
The charging station in the photo was created by Jon Edwards, an Australian, in 2018. He combined an electric vehicle charger from a company called Tritium with a diesel generator. PolitiFact mentioned him in a similar fact check in 2021 after reading about his story in the Australian electric vehicle news site The Driven.
Edwards told The Driven in 2018 that his goal was to test whether such a station could be a temporary solution for electric vehicle drivers traveling long distances in remote locations, and how fuel consumption compared with diesel-fueled vehicles.
The test, as described in a post on the Tesla Owners Club of Western Australia website, showed that "a stand alone DC EV-charging skid powered by diesel generator for remote locations with inadequate power delivers fuel consumption results are very comparable but on most occasions better than equivalent diesel powered passenger vehicles."
Edwards told The Driven in 2021 that he got "hammered on social media" for using a diesel-powered generator, so instead looked into using vegetable oil waste, instead of diesel fuel.
There are diesel fuel-powered EV charging stations available in the U.S. — Larson Electronics sells one for about $236,000. It describes it as "a portable fast charging station for temporary sites and remote areas."
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