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Polar Power reveals new mobile combined charging system (CCS) electric vehicle (EV) chargers.
FREMONT, CA: "Many EV owners are burdened with range anxiety, and we can provide a cost-effective and easily accessible solution to give owners greater comfort through emergency on-road charging solutions using our power technology platform. The incumbent solution frequently leads to bad experiences for EV owners who have faced very long waits for a flatbed truck to haul their EV to a charging station, keeping in mind that most EVs are not even towable with standard tow trucks. Overall, we see this as a substantial market opportunity for us by providing the enabling technology to solve this real-world problem that will only become more prevalent with the proliferation of EVs. We believe supplying each city in the USA with just one mobile EV charger represents a huge market potential," said Polar Power CEO Arthur Sams, CEO of the Company.
One of the leaders of prime, backup and solar hybrid DC power solutions, Polar Power, revealed that it can now accept advance orders for its new line of mobile Combined Charging System (CCS) Electric Vehicle (EV)chargers, available before the end of the first quarter of 2024.
"There is a large number of gas stations in our cities and highways with short lines where it takes only minutes to refuel, yet there are still a substantial number of drivers that run out of fuel," "I am intimately familiar with the challenges as an EV owner myself for the past eight years, and I know that keeping a charge in your vehicle requires an extra effort. There have been many times that I arrived at the charging station with less than 5 miles of charge remaining in the vehicle, and I expect this is a familiar comment from many EV owners," says Mr. Arthur D. Sams.
The mobile electric vehicle chargers provide fast charging services to EVs that run out of power before reaching a stationary charging station, providing emergency roadside assistance. This is analogous to the can of gasoline provided to stranded motorists; the goal is not to fully charge the vehicle but to provide a sufficient charge to proceed to the nearest charging station.
Polar is upgrading its mobile CHAdeMO electric vehicle chargers to the universal CCS standard to meet the more extensive market opportunity. Due to shortages in supply chains and long delays in engine and electronics delivery, Polar is accepting orders for shipments starting in the first quarter of 2024. Polar's next-generation DC alternators, the 9000 series, are currently being tested with a charging output of 50 kW and will be available in 15 kW and 30 kW. These chargers will be available in the second quarter of 2024.
"One factor causing EVs to run out of charge is commonly referred to as phantom discharge or vampire drain; EV owners can experience continued battery discharge while the vehicle is parked. My EV loses up to 10 miles a day while my car is parked at the airport, so I must make sure there is sufficient charge to manage the time away from the vehicle and the charge needed to get home. The factors causing phantom discharge vary from EV to EV, including preconditioning and temperature regulation of the battery and cabin interior, security cameras, charging the onboard 12 Vdc battery, and miscellaneous apps. As soon as I figure out the setting to reduce my phantom discharges, a software update comes along and seems to switch them on again. In addition to the EV owners' needs for mobile charging, there are the needs of EV manufacturers, transportation logistics, and dealer sales lots. When the automotive manufacturing plant ships an EV, there can be problems with dead batteries due to long storage and transportation time; mobile chargers are needed at the docks, storage yards, and dealerships. Fleet vehicle operators need mobile chargers to maintain and service their fleet."
