The EV ARC is a cost-effective, easy-to-install, standalone solar charging station that requires no foundation, no trenching, no building permit and no grid connection.
This order demonstrates the EV ARC exportability and also another dynamic use case for the product. According to a new report from Pike Research, the number of e-motorcycles and e-scooters on the road will increase from 17 million in 2011 to 138 million by 2017. A large proportion of those vehicles will be used in locations where the electric grid is unreliable and the introduction of renewably energized charging infrastructure will be vital.
Desmond Wheatley, CEO of Envision Solar, stated, "We are very happy to be contributing a unique and meaningful solution to this rapidly growing global market. Our ability to ship our EV ARC™ product to overseas markets opens huge new opportunities for growth for our company. The use of motorcycles and scooters in Europe, South America and particularly Asia is far more widespread than it is here in the US. The fact that EV ARC™ is just as useful for charging two wheeled vehicles as it is for four means that we have a solution that can serve large segments of the world’s population and we have the ability to deliver it to them."
Invented, engineered and manufactured in the United States, the EV ARC fits inside a standard parking space and generates approximately 16 to 20 kWhrs per day that are stored and ready for use in the 22 kWh on board battery storage. The system’s clean solar electrical generation is enhanced by EnvisionTrak which enables the solar array to follow the sun, generating 18 to 25 percent more electricity than a conventional fixed array.
