US infrastructure prepares itself for electric cars - which companies will build charging stations?

Posted on
March 17, 2022
By
Charles Morris

Wise EV, a subsidiary of renewable energy service provider Wise Power, has selected charging station manufacturer Tritium to provide DC fast chargers for the new national EV charging network.

Above: A look at Tritium’s charging stations (source: tritium)

The new network is expected to begin with 25 locations at Florida gas stations. Florida is the number-two US state for EV sales, and received the third-largest state allocation under the new National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program Guidance.

Wise EV plans to build its network using a hub-and-spoke strategy, focusing charging around metropolitan centers and connecting those cities as spokes with interstate highways. The ultimate goal is to build a coast-to-coast charging network. The company plans to set up its metropolitan charging hubs in 2022 and connect those hubs to interstate charging spokes in 2022 and 2023.

Wise EV offers customers a leasing model, which the company says is one of the most affordable ways to add fast charging to assets. Parent company Wise Power provides solar PV systems, scalable energy storage systems and EV charging stations for home, business, industry and utility-scale applications.

Above: A look at the latest technology behind Tritium’s new electric vehicle charger (YouTube: Tritium)

“Tritium’s chargers are a great fit for our business and expansion model, given their small footprint, upgradeable power and smart, customer-focused features such as simultaneous charging and plug and charge,” said Wise Power CEO Kevin Williams. “With Tritium’s advanced technology, we are confident we can achieve our goal of building a national EV charging network.”

Mike Kallis, Tritium President of America, said, “Wise EV shares Tritium’s vision of ubiquitous DC fast charging, where EV motorists can drive across the country and in major cities with confidence they have access to fast charging. There will be room for it.”

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This article originally appeared in Charged. Author: Charles Morris. Source: Tritium

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