Electric vehicle charging solutions supplier ChargePoint has announced a strategic partnership with Eaton to ‘accelerate and simplify the deployment of EV charging infrastructure’ in the US, Canada and Europe.
ChargePoint is working with the power management firm on the integration of EV charging and infrastructure solutions, jointly developing new technologies to advance bidirectional power flow and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) capabilities.
According to ChargePoint, this means that EVs can act as a power source for homes, buildings and other grid-based services.
‘Addressing the biggest barriers’
“ChargePoint’s partnership with Eaton will deliver innovation that addresses the biggest barriers to electrified transportation,” commented Rick Wilmer, CEO of ChargePoint. “Together with Eaton we will create unprecedented value for institutions that deploy EV charging, accelerating electrification, and decarbonising the planet in parallel.”
As part of their collaboration, ChargePoint and Eaton will streamline the purchase, design and deployment of EV charging projects, in the process optimising charging point infrastructure while keeping costs down.
‘End-to-end enabler’
ChargePoint said in a a statement that its partnership with Eaton will enhance its position as an ‘end-to-end enabler of the EV ecosystem, from grid to vehicle’, and unlock the potential of the EV charging landscape.
‘Providing a one-stop shop for the EV charging ecosystem, the companies will deliver EV chargers, electrical infrastructure and engineering services as turnkey offerings enabling the electrification of transportation, from vehicles to chargers to the grid,’ it noted.
This, in turn, will increase reliability across various use cases, including fleet, residential, workplace, and public transport charging.
“Customers rely on Eaton to solve their toughest power management challenges,” added Paul Ryan, general manager, energy transition at Eaton. “This game-changing partnership will help do just that for vehicle charging – bringing together trusted power distribution and EV charging solutions to simplify electrification at scale.” Read more here.
