New partnership to combine PV and electric vehicle charging

02/15/2018 | Print view

A new distribution cooperation between IBC Solar and EV Box wants to offer solutions to combine PV and energy storage with electric vehicle charging. - © EV Box — © EV Box

A new distribution cooperation between IBC Solar and EV Box wants to offer solutions to combine PV and energy storage with electric vehicle charging.

IBC Solar announced a strategic partnership with the Dutch charging specialist EV Box. As part of the agreement, EV Box will deliver EV charging stations to IBC Solar for private and public use. These can be easily combined with photovoltaics and energy storage systems.

"Electric vehicles will only produce less emissions if they are being powered by clean energy, such as solar-generated power," says Udo Möhrstedt, Founder and CEO of the photovoltaic company IBC Solar, who is convinced of this. "When the E-mobility market takes off in 2018, photovoltaics, EVs, and charging infrastructure will have to be part of the same discussion." With this, Möhrstedt is providing the vision and future direction of the solar industry as a photovoltaic pioneer.

Use your own solar power to drive 100 kilometers for around 2 euros

The new partnership between EV Box and IBC Solar aims to combine their strengths to become strategic partners in Germany, among other European countries. Netherlands based EV Box was acquired by Engie last spring. EV Box's charging stations can be combined with photovoltaics in a smart and simple way. With a mobile app, customers are able to configure their charging times to maximize the usage of the solar power available in the grid. Private households and businesses that invest in photovoltaics will save greatly by also using solar energy for their vehicles. At a starting cost of 10 cents per kWh (in Germany), a passenger car powered with solar will only cost around 2 euros for a 100-kilometer drive.

Kristof Vereenooghe, CEO of EV Box, adds to this: "We are very happy to have signed this partnership with IBC Solar, one of the most important players in the field of renewable energy. Together, we believe we can advance E-Mobility in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland and help shape the future of transportation. By combining our EV Box charging stations with IBC Solar's solutions, customers will from now on be able to combine photovoltaics, power storage and electric vehicle charging. The future of transportation is very bright indeed!" (HCN)