Beam Global expands solar EV charger program in Long Beach
Renewable energy technology company Beam Global has expanded its EV charger efforts, deploying a set of six additional EV ARC solar powered chargers for the City of Long Beach, California.
The new solar charging ports consists of four systems for the city’s EV fleet charging operations, as well as two fleet charging systems installed at Long Beach Airport. The systems generate and store electrical energy on-site, allowing for EVs to charge autonomously, and it can be rapidly deployed and relocated as needed, as operational requirements continue to evolve.
Beam Global CEO Desmond Wheatley and his company have helped Long Beach to the solar EV charging boom, which has seen growing opportunities throughout this year.
“Study after study shows that fleet operators who electrify their fleets save money, reduce downtime and maintenance, reduce emissions, and improve working conditions for their employees,” Wheatley says. “Beam Global’s EV charging infrastructure products enable fleet operators to scale up charging infrastructure with the lowest total cost of ownership and with the least disruption.
“They get to deploy EV charging where they need it without going through lengthy design, engineering, construction, and electrical projects, and they get to operate with zero-unit cost for the electricity that they use to fuel their vehicles.”
Furthering solar charger deployment
The added EV charger deployments expand Beam Global’s presence in California, the company says, demonstrating the rise in demand for solar-driven chargers. The firm says that the EV ARC is the only 100% renewable, transportable, and fully off-grid EV charging option currently available in the U.S. market, and can be deployed in four minutes — a personal record, the company adds.
“Grid independent, it deploys in minutes with no permitting, no construction, no electrical work and no utility bill,” the company says on the product’s information sheet. “It will charge electric vehicles with the EV charger brand of your choice, even during grid outages.
“Battery storage allows you to charge during the night, inclement weather and power outages. It fits inside a standard parking space and because vehicles easily park on the base pad you won’t lose a single spot.”
The company also states that these chargers can reach up to a dozen vehicles at once, and can charge six EVs at the same time. Organizations like Google, New York City, and the California Department of Transportation have already signed up for the solar charging service, and the chargers can supply up to 265 miles per day.
