Build your own microgrid in a few days: Q&A with Paired Power CEO Tom McCalmont As fleet operators know (or soon find out), deploying EV charging infrastructure involves much more than buying some chargers and running some conduit. Obtaining adequate power at a site is often a challenge, and it almost always takes a long… Read more »
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Austrian Airlines deploys hydrogen-powered mobile generator for charging EVs
Three companies in Central Europe—Test-Fuchs, SFC Energy and Auto Group—have announced the release of the H2Genset, a hydrogen-powered mobile generator. The trailer-mounted power generator can be used to charge electric vehicles in situations where it is preferable or necessary to bring the power source to the vehicles. Austrian Airlines has deployed the H2Genset on the airport… Read more »
Beam Global launches BeamSpot curbside EV charging product line
Curbside charging is emerging as the solution to the problem of charging EVs in dense urban neighborhoods. Curbside chargers are common in Europe, and a few companies are beginning to bring them to the US. Curbside charging represents a different application from the sort of public charging that we’re used to seeing in US parking… Read more »
Beam Global acquires power electronics manufacturer Telcom
Beam Global, the maker of an innovative solar-powered off-grid EV charging solution, has acquired Belgrade-based Telcom, which engineers and manufactures specialized power electronics, including inverters, charge controllers, power supplies and LED lighting. The acquisition of Telcom will enable Beam to replace third-party power electronic components with in-house engineered and manufactured solutions. Beam says its suite… Read more »
Mullen introduces BEV version of PowerUP mobile EV charging truck
US-based commercial EV manufacturer Mullen Automotive has developed a new battery-powered version of its mobile EV charging truck, based on its Class 3 electric cab chassis truck. The previous version of PowerUP announced in July 2023 used a gasoline Class 5 cab chassis platform and a propane and natural gas power generation unit. Unlike traditional… Read more »
Paired Power launches PairFleet microgrid solar charger and battery storage solution for EV fleets
Paired Power makes a solar-powered microgrid EV charger that can be used in grid-tied or off-grid applications. Now the company has introduced a new product called PairFleet, a larger, scalable version that’s aimed at EV fleets of all sizes. As regular Charged readers know, getting adequate power to a site is often a major bottleneck… Read more »
How HummingbirdEV uses modular platforms and micro-factories to lower the cost of commercial EVs
Q&A with HummingbirdEV CEO Rakesh Koneru. The commercial EV market is hot—a bit too hot for some. Over the past decade, we’ve seen dozens of startups come and go. Many of these built promising vehicles, but starved out while waiting for customers to place volume orders. California-based HummingbirdEV, which was founded in 2015, is taking… Read more »
Making EV charging part of the smart home
Q&A with Leviton’s Andrew Taddoni The “house of the future” is a perennial American theme—from the Homes of Tomorrow Exhibition at the 1933 World’s Fair to The Jetsons, futurists have predicted a proliferation of labor-saving devices and home entertainment options. Nowadays, the focus is increasingly on the energy that these nifty gadgets require. The home… Read more »
Beam Global receives first European order for its EV ARC solar EV charging systems
Beam Global has received a million-dollar order from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for ten EV ARC EV charging systems and one ARC Mobility trailer, to be deployed at British Sovereign Bases on Cyprus. “Beam Global’s patented solar-powered EV ARC will provide not only clean energy for British military electric vehicles in Cyprus, but… Read more »
Battery-integrated chargers offer a cure for America’s weak electric infrastructure
Q&A with Alex Urist, Vice President of XCharge North America Battery storage, once considered a nifty additional feature for large-scale charging infrastructure projects, is steadily becoming de rigueur for public and commercial charging deployments of all sizes. Adding batteries to the system offers several benefits: coupled with on-site generation, it allows charging to be offered… Read more »