What does it actually take to electrify one of the most remote highways on earth? In this AEVA webinar, Lisa Marsh, CEO and co-founder of eLumina Global, shares the real-world journey of electrifying Western Australia's Great Northern Highway - a 1,300+ kilometre freight corridor defined by extreme heat, red dust, vast distances, heavy haulage, and almost no grid power.

Rather than focusing on theory or specifications, this session takes the audience into the outback: driving the highway, meeting roadhouse owners and local communities who have never seen an EV before, confronting the realities of diesel dependence, and solving problems where there is no hardware store for thousands of kilometres.

Lisa will explore why traditional grid-connected charging was never an option, how battery-integrated EV charging made the project viable, and how community capability - not just technology - became the key to long-term success. The session highlights unexpected lessons about servicing, local skills, climate resilience, and how trust is built when someone actually turns up.

The presentation will then look forward, drawing on trials eLumina has conducted with emerging heavy electric truck manufacturers including Windrose, Deepway and Sany, and what these trials reveal about the future of electric freight on Australia's longest corridors.

Finally, Lisa will provide an insider view of eLumina's pending ARENA application to electrify the Eyre Highway across 15 sites - including the critical questions ARENA has asked, the challenges unique to heavy-duty EV charging at scale, and how the hard-won experience from the Great Northern Highway is shaping the next phase of Australia's electric highway network.

This session is designed for EV enthusiasts, engineers, fleet operators, and infrastructure planners who want to understand what it really takes to deliver EV charging where the grid ends - and why remote Australia may be where the most important electrification lessons are learned.