- Commercial EV charging specialists, TUAL, have added another product to its growing portfolio of technology designed to make an EV transition viable for a wider range of commercial fleets.
- The new addition, called the Boost Charger powerbank, will help plug the limited grid capacity at potential charging depots for electric vehicles.
- TUAL say that grid constraint is a significant barrier to charging a significant number of EVs at once, and hopes this solution can resolve this issue for businesses looking to switch to electric.
TUAL unveils its grid constraint solution
TUAL have already released a number of commercial EV charging-related products, such as swappable portable powerbanks that can charge vehicles whilst out on the road. This new battery-buffer solution, however, is designed to remain at depots, turning a location that would previously be unsuitable for charging, owing to grid constraints, into somewhere of capable of recharging fleet vehicles overnight.
This grid constraint issue has already been something that public CPOs have overcome, by implementing solutions such as solar panels and on-site battery energy storage. While many all-new fleet EV charging sites are already being designed with this in mind, TUAL’s solution could be key to enabling charging at existing locations without a high financial outlay.
The Boost Charger will charge itself up from the grid during the most efficient hours, then be capable of discharging that power into EVs at charge speeds of up to 120kW. Additionally, the firm says it’ll be able to be rapidly deployed to firms – with the possibility to integrate the buffer system within 48 hours of the original transaction with TUAL taking place.
TUAL’s CEO and Founder, Philip Clarke, commented on the new product offering:
“For enterprise fleets looking to electrify, grid energy capacity often presents a significant barrier to a cost-effective transition; our analysis indicates that 80% of locations that fleets want to charge commercial vehicles have constrained or absent grid connections. Upgrading local grid capacity can be a hugely cost- and time-intensive process, which is something that fleets – and indeed the industry – simply cannot afford in the short- and long-term. Vehicle decarbonisation needs to make significant progress today, and smart technologies are needed to make that happen. That is what TUAL’s Boost Charger solution represents, and makes us ideally suited to helping fleets get the power they need to succeed, wherever and whenever they need it.”