Read the latest press coverage of Electric Era.

By the EV Report

Skycharger and Electric Era have launched a new EV fast charging hub in Chula Vista, featuring advanced battery storage technology to support drivers, fleets, and the regional power grid.

By Licensing International

Whether retail branding takes hold and replaces third-party labels remains to be seen. But Seattle-based Electric Era and handful of other suppliers are preparing plans to offer potential licensing opportunities to extend retail experiences, including loyalty programs, advertising, and point of sale to the kiosks. The charging times align—30 minutes in many cases—with the length of a typical grocery run, which could open a means for attracting new customers, EV industry executives said.

By Newsweek

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Electric vehicle (EV) adoption is on the rise, and with that are the expectations of owners. Vehicles must be better than ever and so must the public charging experience. Representatives from three major players in the electric vehicle charging game took to the stage at Newsweek's "Powering Ahead" conference in New York City last week to share how they're working to make those charging experiences better for their customers and why now is the time to go electric.

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By Good Day Las Vegas, CBS Las Vegas

Some of the biggest names in grocery retail are in Las Vegas to highlight the future of grocery shopping. The Groceryshop Convention is an opportunity to showcase new products, technology, and the latest innovations that will change the way people shop. Electric Era shared how EV charging stations are about to play a new role in grocery shopping. Soon, drivers will be able to access exclusive coupons and discounts tied directly to their charging station.

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By Charged EV Fleet & Infrastructure News

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EV charging systems provider Electric Era has launched a network to make its charging locations visible on OEM vehicle mapping systems and discoverable on third-party platforms to help customers find its DC fast chargers.

The Buzz EV News

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Electric Era said its patented battery-backed DC fast charger helps reduce peak power demand by up to 70%, equal to the power needs of 700 homes.

By EV Infrastructure News

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Electric Era has installed EV chargers in a total of 11 US states, with plans for further installations in Colorado, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Maine in the coming months.

By Kiosk Marketplace

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Electric Era has launched the Electric Era Charging Station Network, an initiative designed to improve the visibility and accessibility of its DC fast chargers for electric vehicle drivers.

Until now, the company's chargers, which have a 96% positive PlugShare score and 98% per-port uptime, were often branded under the names of retail customers such as Costco Wholesale, Plaid Pantry and Skycharger, making them difficult for drivers to find specifically as Electric Era units. This network addresses this by making the charging locations discoverable on OEM vehicle mapping systems and third-party platforms, according to a press release.

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In this episode of the Munro Live Podcast, we sit down with Quincy Edmund Lee former SpaceX employee turned founder & CEO of Electric Era. Electric Era is an EV charging station provider offering end-to end support, rapid installation, and in-house support every step of the way for a charging experience customers will love.

Travelers heading into the North Cascades now have greater peace of mind. Today marks the grand opening of Washington State’s first electric vehicle (EV) fast-charging station funded by the Washington Electric Vehicle Charging Program (WAEVCP). This new station, located at A1 Gas and Food off State Route 530 in Arlington, represents the state’s largest Climate Commitment Act (CCA) investment in EV infrastructure.

The Washington State Department of Commerce joined forces with the Clean and Prosperous Institute, Seattle-based Electric Era, and charge site developer Skycharger. ‍

By EV Charging Stations

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In a real-world example, the peak grid demand never exceeded 90 kW — despite a peak demand of up to 400 kW.

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DC fast-charging stations are becoming increasingly powerful, which has a noticeable impact on the local electric grid. That’s why we see more and more new installations accompanied by battery energy storage systems (BEES).

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By Newsweek

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Electric Era debuted the first artificial intelligence-enabled electric vehicle fast-charging stations this week. The technology is designed to deliver a more personalized charging experience courtesy of the company's Retailer AI software platform.

The Retailer AI platform features a voice-activated user interface to bring personalized concierge experiences and retail engagement opportunities to life.

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By The Boston Globe

The new electric vehicle fast-charging station next to a shawarma joint in Weymouth Massachusetts looks pretty much like any other: a metal cabinet the size of a refrigerator with two thick black charging cables and a big screen, set in front of a couple of reserved parking spaces in a strip mall.But off to the side, hidden away in an enclosure, is something quite different from the typical charging setup: a bank of lithium-ion batteries that take up a full parking space.

Electric Era Technologies, a leader in revolutionizing the world’s EV fast charging infrastructure, today announced new grant funding to bring its proprietary PowerNode™ EV fast charging stations to three additional locations in Washington state. The three grant awards, which Electric Era helped secure with its partners and customers, will leverage Electric Era as the supplier for new fast charging installations in rural and Tribal communities in Snohomish, Kitsap, and Yakima counties.

Electric Era Technologies, a leading technology provider of EV fast charging stations, today announced its first-of-its-kind referral program to allow EV drivers and site hosts to get paid for referring eligible site hosts for its PowerNode EV fast charging stations along major highway corridors throughout Washington, Oregon, and California. Eligible site hosts receive additional monthly payments for use of their parking spots.

A young electric vehicle infrastructure company founded by former SpaceX employees called Electric Era has designed EV charging stations that convenience stores can buy and manage with minimal power upgrades.

Electric Era announced today that Chevron Technology Ventures, the petroleum giant’s venture arm, has invested in and closed its $13 million Series A round.

Electric Era Technologies, a leader in revolutionizing the world’s EV fast charging infrastructure with its proprietary PowerNode™ EV high-speed charging stations, today announced an investment from Chevron Technology Ventures.

The agreement is for the deployment and installation of a PowerNode charging station with three 240kW chargers at Moberly Motor’s dealership location in Moberly, Mo.

Electric Era says it cracked the code for fast and reliable electric-vehicle charging stations that can go wherever they’re needed.Founded by former SpaceX engineers, the technology company just announced a $11.5 million series A round led by HSBC’s asset management arm. Climate-tech fund Blackhorn, lithium-mining giant SQM and mobility-focused investor Proeza also chipped in.

Seattle-based electric vehicle charging technology company Electric Era today announced $11.5 million in new funding, bringing its total investments to date to $19 million.

The West Coast might be leading the nation in electric vehicles, but EV hasn't arrived in full force yet in Plaid Pantry's neck of the woods in Oregon, presenting an opportunity for the convenience store chain to establish itself as a charging destination.

As states prepare to open up applications for more than $5 billion in collective funding, interested retailers should check federal requirements and lay the EV installation groundwork ahead of time.

By Yahoo! Entertainment

Seattle technology company Electric Era has partnered with global leader in smart, convenient charging solutions for all types of electric vehicles SK Signet to solve demand charges and uptime issues with a fully integrated electric vehicle (EV) charging solution.

Companies like ADS-Tec Energy and Electric Era are touting units that offer speedy charging but without the time-intensive infrastructure build-out and high demand charges of traditional DCFCs.

By Geekwire

Seattle technology company Electric Era is trying to address reliability and cost concerns with its EV fast charging products. Its system incorporates batteries that can provide a cheaper charge when grid demand is high. It also offers software to integrate a charging stations’ disparate systems. The products are targeting traditional gas stations and convenience stores.

By TechCrunch

The company just raised $4 million (bringing its total raised to $8 million) to tackle this challenge, with fast-charging EV stations, especially aiming to install them at and near convenience stores. That makes them eligible for President Biden’s National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program, enabling it to tap into the $5 billion program.

By AP News

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Electric Era announced today that a series of high-profile customer charging demonstrations and a ribbon cutting event for their first functional PowerNode unit in the field were held last week at the Knoxville, Tennessee campus of EPRI.

By AP News

Electric Era today announced that a series of high-profile customer charging demonstrations and a ribbon cutting event for their first functional PowerNode unit in the field were held last week at the Knoxville, Tennessee campus of EPRI.

By EPRI

Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) announces 15 early-stage tech companies to conduct 20 accelerated technology demonstrations and deployment projects advancing decarbonization, electrification, and grid modernization

By Steve Levine from The Electric

Before people will switch to an electric vehicle, they want to know they’ll be able to recharge when they want, as fast as they want, just as they are accustomed to with gasoline cars.

By The Wall Street Journal

With ‘vehicle-to-grid’ concepts, companies and utilities are testing ways electric vehicles can act as batteries ready to be tapped

By SmartCitiesDive

There’s a world where you throw the golden hammer at this and build out the best fast chargers in only the most perfect places. There’s also a world where you’re throwing a rusty steel hammer, and chargers are placed off the beaten path [thus they] never get any use,’ said Quincy Lee, CEO of the charging company Electric Era.

By Geekwire

Electric Era, a Seattle company building battery systems for EV charging stations. Its founders have roots with SpaceX and the company has raised $3 million.”

By SEPA

Quincy Lee, the CEO and founder at Electric Era stated: ‘The costs and timelines of interconnection for fleet charging are complicated by the variability in local capacity by location and utility territory. A study by National Grid recently found that a plurality of feeders in Metropolitan cities would be overloaded by the electrification of medium- and heavy-duty fleets'”.

By Utility Dive

Quincy Lee, CEO of the EV fast charging company Electric Era, applauded the infrastructure bill's ‘bias towards open access and public charging infrastructure,’ especially in rural and low-income neighborhoods.”

By Canary Media

Revel still plans to install batteries at its Brooklyn site, however, to help mitigate demand charges. In August it announced its partner for that project, Seattle-based Electric Era, which has spent the past two years developing a battery fine-tuned for the EV charging backup role.

By Energy Source & Distribution (ESD News)

The coupling of the companies’ fast charge equipment and leading battery storage technology will encourage site owners to embrace the roll out of EV charging infrastructure, said Electric Era CEO Quincy Lee.