- XCharge North America and Energy Plus will open New York City’s largest EV charging depot later this year, with 44 charging units helping to charge up to 88 electric vehicles simultaneously.
- The XCharge NA GridLink charging units, which are battery-integrated, will help provide 9.46MWh of energy storage for the site, allowing the charging site to ensure consistent energy availability even during times of peak demand on the grid.
- The site will become the US East Coast’s largest battery-backed charging depot.
Battery storage-backed EV charging comes to New York City
The new charging site is set to go live in the second quarter of 2026, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, with the site operating under Energy Plus’ Eplug branding.
The 9.46MWh worth of on-site energy storage, provided by the charging units, will take power from the grid during times of low demand, then have the ability to release that energy back into the grid at times of high demand – boosting the energy resilience of the wider area, not just the charging station itself.
This new hub serves as a blueprint for Energy Plus, who plan to rollout this charging concept to other US cities following the launch of this New York charging location later this year. It joins a growing number of excellent EV charging opportunities across the Big Apple, such as Revel’s recent public charging hub at JFK airport.
Aatish Patel, co-founder and president of XCharge NA, commented:
“Helping launch the East Coast’s largest battery-backed fast-charging depot is a defining moment for XCharge NA and for the EV industry. Through this strategic alignment with Energy Plus, we’re proving that the EV transition can thrive domestically, setting a model for how public and private companies can come together to accelerate the clean energy transition and make urban energy cleaner, faster, and smarter.”
Moshe Lefkowitz, founder of Energy Plus, added:
“This is what American-made electrification looks like in practice: XCharge North America provides the cutting-edge technology and hardware, and we build the infrastructure here with local American labor. Together we’re not only creating a model that any U.S. city can replicate, but also laying the foundation for Eplug, a network designed for real urban life—one that’s dependable, familiar, and as easy to use as stepping into your local café to grab a cup of coffee.”
