AUSTIN, Texas : Austin, Texas-based Smart Charge America (SCA) has entered a partnership with Xeal Energy, which manufactures electric car chargers for commercial properties such as apartments, condos and workplaces.
The reCharge40, the first such collaboration between SCA and Xeal, is unique in that it requires no internet connectivity or ongoing networking fees to operate, while still providing advanced functionality of networked chargers, like payment processing and access control.
According to SCA founder and CEO Joseph Barletta, “Networked chargers are known for becoming inoperable when the network isn’t functioning, leading to significant downtime. Our new electric car charger is 100% fully capable of all the smart charging functionality that networked car chargers are capable of. It just does it even smarter, with no ongoing fees, thus driving down the total cost of ownership including ongoing service and maintenance. This allows SCA to keep an uptime of more than 97% on all of our EV charging stations inside our network. With SCA’s industry focus and installation prowess, coupled with Xeal’s proven software technology and UI, we now have the missing ingredients to really start imposing our mission on the marketplace.”
The reCharge40 is primarily marketed to commercial businesses looking to provide EV charging for their customers, employees, tenants and fleet. Barletta said, “This innovation is huge in the world of EV charging station costs. Ongoing fees like cellular networking fees and maintenance costs, over the life of a car charger, drastically cut into ROI. As Smart Charge America continues to drive down the cost of the charger, installation and service, we are making the adoption of EV charging infrastructure easier and more affordable to be able to put as many car chargers in the ground as possible.” By 2025, Smart Charge America anticipates installing more than 40,000 charging ports per year across the top 50 EV-friendly cities in America.
The reCharge40, available for order now, will be sold exclusively through Smart Charge America, the only company that sells and installs its own EV charging stations for its customers. With a price that already beats the top competitors, an industry leading five-year warranty on parts and labor is also included.
Information on the Smart Charge America EV Charger is available at https://smartchargeamerica.com.
