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  • March 30, 2021 | TD Ameritrade Beam Global ($BEEM) CEO Desmond Wheatley On Profit Outlook The CEO of Beam Global (BEEM), Desmond Wheatley, says that energy resiliency is a growing issue in the U.S. as transportation is the single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions. Also, he believes that 25% of the national electric vehicle charging infrastructure should be off-grid.
  • March 26, 2021 | Government Fleet Kansas Municipality Adds Beam Global EV Charging Systems Beam Global announced March 25 that the City of Olathe, Kansas, has deployed six EV ARC solar-powered EV charging systems. Purchased by the city with the support of federal grant funding secured by Metropolitan Energy Center (MEC), the EV ARC systems will be placed at popular public locations in Olathe to provide free EV charging to residents, travelers, and city fleet vehicles.
  • March 26, 2021 | Smart Energy Decisions Olathe, Kansas, Installs Public EV Chargers Through Federal Funding The City of Olathe, Kansas, announced on March 25 that it has deployed six solar-powered EV charging systems at public locations in the city. The city purchased the charging systems from Beam Global with the support of federal grant funding from Metropolitan Energy Center, which arranges federal funding for green energy projects on behalf of local entities. This marks the first time a municipality in Kansas has deployed public EV charging stations.
  • March 8, 2021 | Edhat Santa Barbara Goleta City Council Approves the County’s First EV ARC™ 2020 The Goleta City Council recently approved the purchase of Santa Barbara County’s first EV ARC™ 2020 (EV ARC), acting on its commitment to being a green and sustainable community. The EV ARC is a transportable, 100% off-grid solar-powered EV charger that can also serve as a mobile emergency preparedness and energy resiliency asset. The unit fits in a standard parking space and, being grid-independent, requires no construction, trenching or electrical circuit work, allowing for fast deployment in minutes.
  • February 16, 2021 | Autoevolution Exclusive Interview With the CEO of Solar EV Charging Company Beam Global We sat down with Beam Global CEO Desmond Wheatley about the trials and tribulations surrounding one of the most innovative EV charging infrastructures currently on the market. Here’s what you need to know about solar EV charging.
  • February 15, 2021 | Inside EVs California: Electrify America Adds 30 Solar Powered EV ARC™ Charging Stations Electrify America recently officially launched 30 new solar-powered, off-grid public charging stations in rural California. Unlike the DC fast chargers that are the main part of Electrify America's network, these stations are small AC Level 2 charging points (two stalls per station), supplied by Beam Global (formerly Envision Solar). The EV ARC charging stations are equipped with a 4.3 kW solar array (peak output) and, depending on the version, a 24, 32 or 40 kWh battery energy storage to remain operational even at night.
  • February 9, 2021 | Electrek Electrify America Opens 30 Solar EV Charging Stations in California They’re located in rural areas throughout Southern California’s Central Valley and inland areas, in places like Bakersfield, Riverside, and Folsom. Twenty of the 30 solar-powered charging stations are at health care centers. That’s because Electrify America identified educational and health care institutions as ideal charging points because of high amounts of traffic and extended hours of access.
  • February 8, 2021 | Clean Technica Electrify America Rolls Out 30 Solar-Powered EV Charging Stations In Rural California — And They’re Free To Use As Jennifer Sensiba and others have been pointing out recently, rural areas need electric vehicle charging stations too. Electrify America is stomping across the country building out a large ultrafast charging network, and it has clearly learned a great deal about these needs and the challenges serving these needs in the process. One challenge in rural areas is they may not have the best electricity capacity to power new ultrafast charging stations, or any charging stations at all. A solution? Good ol’ solar power.
  • February 8, 2021 | Green Car Congress Electrify America Increases Access to Solar-Powered EV Charging for Rural Californians with 30 Stations Electrify America, the nation’s largest public ultra-fast charging network, has added 30 solar-powered electric vehicle (EV) charging stations with two Level 2 chargers each to its network in the state of California.
  • February 5, 2021 | Conceptcarz Electrify America Increases Access to Solar-Powered Electric Vehicle Charging for Rural Californians
    Thirty off-grid solar-powered charging stations now available for complimentary use in 24 cities across the state
         Electrify America, the nation's largest public ultra-fast charging network, has officially added 30 solar-powered electric vehicle (EV) charging stations with two Level 2 chargers each to its network in the state of California. The off-grid, standalone chargers are strategically located throughout the Central Valley and inland areas of Southern California, intended to provide greater access to sustainable EV charging for drivers in rural parts of the state.