JomCharge powers F1 private fleet at Sepang with 1.4MW EV charging capacity
- ID
- 31050
- Status
- summarized
- Published
- 02 Oct 2026, 1:19 PM
- Fetched
- 02 Oct 2026, 2:19 PM
- Provider
- SoyaCincau
- Category
- malaysia-tech
- Original URL
- https://soyacincau.com/2026/10/02/jomcharge-kelle-energy-1-4mw-ev-charger-dc-mobile-chargers-f1-sepang/
- Source URL
- https://soyacincau.com/feed/
Summary
- Score
- 3.0
- Created
- 02 Oct 2026, 2:19 PM
- Tags
- Audience
- saas_foundersdevelopers
What happened
EV Connection (JomCharge) deployed 1.4MW of DC charging capacity at Sepang International Circuit for the F1 weekend (2–4 October 2026), made up of three existing JomChargeX fixed chargers (360kW across six nozzles) plus seven Kelle Energy mobile chargers adding 1,050kW across seven nozzles — 13 DC nozzles in total, reserved exclusively for the event's private fleet and not open to the public. The mobile units are third-generation EPLVS chargers delivering up to 150kW each with an integrated ~200kWh battery storage system, motorised wheels and remote-control repositioning, and they recharge off the fixed JomChargeX units when depleted. This follows a February partnership between Kelle Energy and JomCharge to deploy 100 mobile EV chargers in Malaysia, where the earlier unit shown was a 60kW charger with a 184kWh battery.
Why it matters
The concrete lesson here is a deployment pattern, not an EV story: Kelle's mobile units cap out at 150kW with ~200kWh onboard storage and can be recharged from existing fixed chargers, which means temporary capacity can be added for a 3-day event without a new permanent grid connection. If you're building or advising on any Malaysia-based physical infrastructure — events, logistics, pop-up retail, fleet ops — this is the cheaper-to-reverse option versus fixed installation capex, and it's the same vendor scale-up path (60kW/184kWh in February to 150kW/~200kWh now) worth tracking before you commit to a fixed rollout. Note the source labels the event 'Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia,' which reads like an error in the original, so treat the event branding as unverified.
Discussion angle
Is battery-buffered mobile charging (recharge the 200kWh unit off your own fixed charger) a general template for adding temporary capacity in Malaysia without grid upgrades — and what other sectors in the room could rent instead of build?