SOLUTION
Plug and play charging stations, fully cloud-connected
In a competitive market, OpConnect stands out for its focus on overall ease of use and lifetime cost reduction. Their current generation of plug-and-play charging stations can be installed by any licensed electrician, a major step forward that removes the usual cost of manufacturer commissioning and certified installation.
Once stations are in place, OpConnect’s cutting-edge IoT technology makes it easy for providers to offer EV charging as a service. Networked stations cost slightly more upfront, but they also allow for real-time monitoring, remote troubleshooting, payment capture, and a wide range of customer convenience features.
Each station’s onboard data connection gives owners granular insight into a broad set of data points, from the time, duration, and power used in each charging event to rolling averages, peaks and valleys in power usage, and high-level metrics like total greenhouse gas emissions avoided.
That same real-time connection also helps operators to recoup the cost of installation, service, and maintenance directly. OpConnect touchscreens can pull advertising down from the cloud, while onboard credit-card validation removes the need for complicated subscription plans or call center-based verification systems. App-based reservations complete the package, helping to attract and retain EV drivers wherever OpConnect stations are deployed.
These connected features make it easy to deploy and operate OpConnect charging stations and help to expand the vital infrastructure that will accelerate EV adoption in the coming decade.