AeroVironment and eMotorWerks Team Up to Offer Smart Advanced Electric Vehicle Charging Solutions for EV
Customers and Utilities
- eMotorWerks’ smart grid technology expands AeroVironment’s smart product capabilities for EV
customers
- eMotorWerks’ JuiceNet platform offers cloud-connected and intelligent grid charging solutions,
including green-charging for renewables
- AeroVironment’s chargers, selected by eight global auto manufacturers and combined with eMotorWerks’
innovative cloud technology, deliver unique and compelling EV charging solutions
Both customers and electric utilities across the US are set to gain more options and control over electric vehicle charging
through the collaboration of AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV), a leader in electric vehicle (EV) charging and the preferred electric
vehicle charging solution supplier for eight global automakers, and eMotorWerks, a leading provider of intelligent and cloud-connected smart-grid charging solutions. By integrating
eMotorWerks’ JuiceNet smart-grid EV charging platform into AeroVironment’s line of consumer and OEM EV charging solutions, both
companies aim to provide increased charging capabilities to customers and electric demand load aggregation for utilities.
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The AeroVironment EVSE-RS with built-in JuiceNet technology and connected JuiceNet Mobile App (Photo: Business
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“Our goal is to help our customers succeed by providing them with valuable capabilities, and our new relationship with
eMotorWerks helps us achieve that goal,” said Ken Karklin, vice president and general manager, Efficient Energy Systems for
AeroVironment. “Like AeroVironment, eMotorWerks is an innovative company, and working together we look forward to helping EV
drivers and utilities proceed with certainty.”
AeroVironment charging solutions with integrated eMotorWerks’ JuiceNet will enable EV drivers to gain benefits that include
smartphone, web and Amazon Alexa voice control over charging, real time and historic energy usage for cars, notifications of
charging status, load balancing two or more EVSEs on the same electrical circuit to share the load while avoiding tripping
breakers, and setting charging schedules that correspond to lower utility rates, saving customers money on charging.
For electric utilities, the JuiceNet integration, via open APIs and industry standards such as OpenADR, makes it possible to
aggregate fleets of charging EVs. Such a high level of control over EV charging load allows utilities to modulate energy demand on
the grid, and to shift and spread out EV charging loads to times when renewable resources are more abundant or energy rates are
lower.
“AeroVironment is a recognized industry pioneer and leader in EV charging solutions,” said Valery Miftakhov, founder and CEO of
eMotorWerks. “Drivers and car manufacturers will get the best of both worlds through integrating our cloud solutions with
AeroVironment’s broad range of safe, proven, EV charging solutions. Together we will offer the best products to our customers to
power the continued adoption of EVs.”
The integration of eMotorWerks’ market-leading solutions for smart-grid charging enables EV drivers to control their charging
via smartphone applications, and in certain geographies, earn frequent charging rewards through eMotorWerks’ exclusive platform and
utility partnerships. Drivers can also optimize the mix of renewable energy used when charging their vehicles. JuiceNet has the
capability to increase the relative percentage of renewable energy used to charge a driver’s EV by setting the “Green Charging”
feature. Charge times are automatically optimized to match the periods of highest renewable energy generation on the grid. In
certain California geographies customers can earn rewards dollars for using this feature, which will be expanding in the future to
locations outside of California.
More information about AeroVironment’s EV charging solutions is available at www.evsolutions.com.
About AeroVironment
AeroVironment (NASDAQ: AVAV) provides customers with more actionable intelligence so they can proceed with certainty. Based in
California, AeroVironment is a global leader in electric vehicle charging and test systems, and unmanned aircraft systems, and
serves businesses, consumers, and government agencies. For more information visit www.avinc.com.
About eMotorWerks
Founded in 2010, and based in the San Francisco Bay Area, eMotorWerks is revolutionizing the electric vehicle (EV) charging
market with its JuiceNet-enabled smart grid EV charging solutions. JuiceNet enabled devices, such as the company’s connected,
high-power JuiceBox charging stations, maximize charging efficiency and speed while providing EV owners intuitive control and
visibility. By shifting when and how much electricity JuiceNet-enabled stations draw from the grid, eMotorWerks helps utilities and
grid operators reduce electricity costs, ease grid congestion, and maximize the use of solar and wind power. eMotorWerks contracts
with grid operators for those services and shares back a portion of proceeds to EV drivers via upfront purchase discounts and
ongoing rewards for smart-grid charging. For more information on eMotorWerks, visit www.emotorwerks.com.
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