Electric vehicle charging solution provider AeroVironment has unveiled TurboDock, an EV charging station for commercial space that can be managed through a smartphone app.
TurboDock is easy to configure and a single entity like an administrator and can give single universal access code to the system to all of their EV-driving users with open or unique access code.
It charges at Level 1 (12 amps/120 volts), or at Level 2 (16 Amps/240 Volts), which facilitates charging the vehicle in less than four hours.
Two models of TurboDock will be available; which includes a wall adapter that can be configured with one or two chargers per location, and a pedestal unit that can accommodate one to four chargers per location.
When configured for 12 amp or 16 amp charging, TurboDock will be capable of providing twice as many chargers with electrical service required for a 30 amp charging.
The system is designed to improves uptime and reduce costs associated with managing access cards.
AeroVironment Efficient Energy Systems business segment senior vice president Wahid Nawabi said: "The first-of-its-kind system puts Bluetooth-enabled smartphone access control of charging stations right at the fingertips of employers, landlords and property managers who need a better solution for meeting the charging demands of their EV-driving staff, tenants and patrons."
