Commercial EV charging providers are gradually rolling out chargers compliant with the new Megawatt Charging System (MCS). Now UK charge point supplier Project EV has presented a charger that supports vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology, which could provide an additional source of income for electrified commercial fleets.
As Electrive reports, Project EV’s new charger was “designed for high-demand charging environments such as commercial locations, large fleet operations and highway rest stops.” The power cabinet can support up to ten outlets, and is compatible with liquid-cooled and air-cooled systems. Few other technical details are available at the moment.
The new charger was developed in collaboration with the UK’s Department for Energy Security & Net Zero and Innovate UK. It is part of the Electric Heavy Goods Vehicles—first roll-out and demonstration of V2X and grid decarbonisation project, which aims to demonstrate the “V2G services potential of electric HGVs (eHGVs)—load-balancing, frequency stabilisation and resilience.” The project is headed by Kaasai Services and received 1.4 million pounds in funding from the UK government.
“Over the past year, our team has worked tirelessly to design and deliver the cutting-edge hardware for this trial,” said Richard Pink, Chief Technology Officer at Project EV. “We are immensely proud of the innovative charging solution we’ve developed, featuring exceptional versatility with multiple charging guns tailored to meet diverse customer requirements.”
Source: Electrive
