To The Moon

It was a White House announcement that came complete with stars, stripes and the US President in a sharp black suit: an Australian company was building a factory in Tennessee.

The beginning of an "American manufacturing comeback", Joe Biden told reporters on February 8, standing beside the Australian CEO in a rare show of support for a private company.

And what was the company at the centre of this announcement? Who had won the ear of the US President?

Tritium. $Tritium DCFC Limited(DCFC)$  

Back in Australia, the news created only a sluggish ripple of interest.

Tritium? Who the hell is Tritium?

As it turns out, Tritium could be the most important Australian company most Australians have never heard of — an example of a successful homegrown business that's exporting a high-tech clean-energy product, rather than shiploads of ore, sheep or gas.

Founded by three engineering graduates in Brisbane, it's quietly secured a large chunk of the global EV-charger market.

If you ever use an EV in Australia, you'll probably use a Tritium charger.

The story of where it came from begins in 1999, with a solar-powered car racing from Sydney to Melbourne.