Fort Lee-based Pioneer Power Solutions recently announced a groundbreaking pilot program with a Fortune 100 e-commerce retailer to specifically tackle the “grid gap” challenge between the increasing power needs of its electric delivery fleet and the limited amount of grid supplied power at its depots.
As part of the pilot program, Pioneer Power will provide multiple e-Boost mobile charging units and will also service and monitor the units for several months for a simple, all-inclusive, monthly fee.
This initiative will deploy Pioneer’s e-Boost mobile EV charging solutions at one of the retailer’s major last mile delivery depots in the Midwest, addressing its critical challenge of fast charging an increasing number of electric vans and trucks while balancing limited power delivery from major utilities.
By providing a scalable, power dense and sustainable solution, Pioneer aims to enable the widespread adoption of EVs in LMD fleets nationwide.
The pilot’s primary objective is to gather data on the practicality and effectiveness of e-Boost in supporting the increasing EV charging demands. The e-commerce retailer plans to ascertain, coalesce and analyze enough data to substantiate deploying more e-Boost solutions in all the major metros that it serves. This collaboration is expected to form an integral part of the retailer’s plan to address its growing charging needs at LMD depots across the United States.
“This pilot project showcases our commitment to innovation and sustainability in the LMD sector. By building off of this initiative, we aim to continue pushing the boundaries of what is possible in carbon-free truck and van adoption, while expanding our e-Boost platform and providing new near zero-carbon charging solutions,” Nathan Mazurek, chairman and CEO of Pioneer, said.
For the pilot, Pioneer is providing an e-Boost Mobile Max, a trailer-based solution that has up to 240kW of Level 3 charging available on board for charging EVs for heavy-duty semi-trucks along with two separate Level 2 chargers for overnight charging of EV delivery vans.
