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April 22, 2021 | NBC San Diego SD Mayor Announces Program to Fuel City’s Electric Vehicles With Solar-Powered Charger Right on time for Earth Day, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria announced on Thursday a new program to use solar power to fuel the city’s electric fleet. At the moment, America’s Finest City has 20 electric vehicles out of its roughly 4,000 vehicle fleet. A partnership with Sorrento Valley-based Beam Global will allow the city to charge its electric fleet with an Electric Vehicle Autonomous Renewable Charger (EV ARC).

April 22, 2021 | SD News Mayor Todd Gloria Launches New Electric Vehicle Solar-Powered Charging Stations Mayor Todd Gloria on April 22 announced the launch of a pilot program that will use solar power to charge the City of San Diego’s electric vehicle fleet and renewed his commitment to accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles as part of the City’s fleet.

April 22, 2021 | KUSI News Mayor Gloria Begins Pilot Program to Charge City Vehicles With Solar Power “By choosing EV ARC systems, San Diego is demonstrating that it’s possible to rapidly transition city fleets to EVs without disruptive and time- consuming construction or increased utility bills and with confidence that they can continue to charge during blackouts,” said Desmond Wheatley, CEO of Beam Global. “Day or night, regardless of the conditions fleet operators can now charge and drive on sunshine.”

April 22, 2021 | KPBS Mayor Gloria Begins Pilot Program To Charge City Vehicles With Solar Power Mayor Todd Gloria Thursday announced a pilot program that will use solar power to charge San Diego's municipal electric vehicle fleet as part of his climate action goal to cut the city's greenhouse gas emissions 50% by 2035. The city is partnering with Sorrento Valley-based Beam Global to evaluate its Electric Vehicle Autonomous Renewable Charger for the next six months. "This program allows the city to continue making progress on our Climate Action Plan while saving taxpayer dollars," Gloria said. "The EV ARC solar EV charging stations will allow the city to take advantage of San Diego's most plentiful natural resource and reduce emissions from city operations that harm human health and contribute to the climate crisis."

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.