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Prepared for take off

DOES ANYONE recall a time when two blokes with a truck were just removalists, rather than ‘relocation solution providers’? It’s become one of those inescapable business buzz-terms, and everyone’s in on it. Your local coffee guy probably calls himself a ‘caffeine solutions provider’ on his LinkedIn page.

JET Charge, founded by 35-year-old former corporate lawyer Tim Washington, actually an ‘EV charging solutions provider’, but perhaps even more crucially, Washington himself is a solutions provider. Where you or I may see hurdles, Washington sees opportunities. When naysayers throw up commonly held barriers to mainstream EV ownership in Australia, Washington has a steadfast, unshakeable determination to either hurdle over them or navigate around: “If we accept there’s only one way to achieve a zero-emissions transportation future – and that’s

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