Startup Kwetta has solved the EV charging problem

Kwetta was founded by three energy industry veterans, (from left) Robert Turner, Dustin Murdock and Mike Lazelle. (Image: Kwetta)

Ben Moore

Fri, 20 Sep 2024

Napier-based startup Kwetta is taking on the electric vehicle charging infrastructure industry with an approach that aims to address broader energy grid challenges.Formerly known as Red Phase, the company renamed itself Kwetta after quetta, the numerical prefix representing a number followed by 30 zeros.To date, Kwetta has raised US$2 million (NZ$3.2m) to achieve its product’s first deployments in New Zealand with early customer Z Energy and to begin selling into Australia.Co-founder and chief technology officer Robert Turner said the com...

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