An all-in-one battery energy storage device and rapid EV charging station has launched for fleets to plug in the gaps in the fixed charger infrastructure.
Also aimed at dealers, the PowerStream mobile solution is able to deliver 30kW DC via CCS – and can recharge as fast as it delivers a charge, according to the developers behind it.
Dubbed Oomph and based in Cambridge, the female-founded tech company says it’s created an out-of-the-box product that has zero installation requirements and is aimed at sectors where fixed chargers are not the solution. It also provides an immediate and flexible solution to those facing long installation times for fixed charging infrastructure, high utility and groundwork costs and significant disruption to site.
Powerstream can be mounted in the back of LCVs or can be wheeled around manually in workshops and on forecourts.
The product is available both for temporary and permanent deployment – and the company says it’s the first in a new range of mobile energy storage and charging solutions “designed to bring the oomph to EV charging”.
Marc Ottolini, Oomph CEO, said: “The driving experience with an EV is exhilarating until it’s time to recharge the batteries. Unless you are lucky to have your own driveway and your own wall charger, you depend on public charging stations. Many businesses cannot afford to spend working hours on recharging batteries. Mobile rapid chargers solve that problem. We see mobile rapid chargers and fixed chargers as complementary parts of the EV infrastructure. In a sector that is experiencing rapid growth and change, we believe it is vital that solutions exist that can be implemented quickly, with low risk and without breaking the bank.”
The charger can be delivered “in a matter of weeks” thanks to a UK-based manufacturing route and, once unpacked and powered up, is ready to use.
Morag Hutcheon, Oomph founder, said: “I am incredibly proud of what Oomph has achieved to date and excited that we are now ready to launch Powerstream. Our mission has always been to improve the EV charging customer experience and following a very thorough product process and intensive market research, the output of our hard work is plain to see. Powerstream is now ready for the users to experience first-hand.”
