Electric charging solutions provider EVNEX has introduced a revolutionary and indeed, evolutionary slimline box charger for home and commercial use.
The importance of improved and advanced charging units should not be underestimated.
While in New Zealand we have numerous electricity generating options, the ability to monitor, regulate and yes, select the source of our energy at its end user point is a consideration we should not overlook.
EVNEX has taken this on-board. Up until now, EVNEX has – as have so many other charger providers – delivered charging solutions which have been just a little bit ahead of our requirements, which was all fine for the level of electric vehicle uptake say two years ago.
Now that we have progressed further into the field of personal transport and lifestyle electrification, there is a need for more intelligent understanding of efficient energy use.
As an acknowledged leader in the development of charging solutions, EVNEX has delivered the E2 wall box, a charger which is not only clever in what it can do; it is also clever in its design.
The E2 is proudly produced using 72 percent bio-circular plastics, which have a quarter the carbon impact of fossil-based plastic chargers.
Produced in either Snow, Sand, Stone or Volcanic colourways, the E2 charger’s design occupies minimal space, leaving a small and tasteful footprint on modern living space, while delivering a giant leap forward in terms of charging functionality.
EVNEX started its journey to be a provider of clean energy by harnessing solar energy – the cleanest form of energy available to us.
Accordingly, EVNEX is big on solar in its power charging solutions, promoting the use of solar panel tech to work alongside its own locally developed energy delivery systems.
“The goal of EVNEX,” says founder and CEO Ed Harvey, “is to allow every electric vehicle to be charged using clean energy.
“Ultimately,” says Ed, “we are looking forward to utilising clean energy in every aspect of energy consumption. We passionately believe this can be done and – by way of early demonstration – we’re proud to introduce the E2.”
While many look at wall chargers simply as tools able to schedule charging and to handle that charging quickly and efficiently, as well as provide a simple billing system for the energy used, EVNEX has moved further down Electric Avenue, presenting a very compelling argument that just because you are driving an electric car, doesn’t mean you are doing the best for the environment.
Naysayers claim the rapid uptake of electric cars and the construction of their batteries as well as generated power from wall box chargers is making things worse, since no one knows where the electricity is coming from.
The E2 however, does.
In New Zealand, we are fortunate to have options when it comes to electricity generation: we have solar, wind, hydro, geothermal and yes, coal supplying the necessary energy to produce electricity for the national grid.
Among its conventional charging functions, the E2 – with its cleverly-constructed app – can not only tell you what the most efficient times to charge your EV are, it can also tell you where the national grid is getting its power from which allows users to select a time when the grid is providing its cleanest power and at the most cost-effective time.
This information – while helpful when it comes to those social interactions when one meets an EV luddite – is more critically important to corporate EV users, looking for empirical proof that their EV investment is, not only paying off, but also delivering on the reduction of CO2 from their corporate fleet.
EVNEX CFO Wendy Schmidt explains how E2 can benefit corporate users:
“Businesses are being held accountable for their impact on the environment more than ever before,” she says, “and government mandates on emissions reporting have evolved at a rapid pace.”
The definition of ‘total carbon emissions’ has broadened considerably as part of reaching the government’s stated emissions goals. Total carbon emissions – for some corporates – now include emissions data on that corporate’s employees’ commute to work.
If the corporate was to transition its employees into EVs as opposed to say, diesel vehicles for commuting, the E2 charger is well capable of demonstrating the emissions savings made, indisputably, understandably and credibly.
And while this high level of emissions reporting is currently targeted at a certain number of corporates, “it’s only a matter of time,” Wendy suggests, “before this level of carbon reporting will trickle down to smaller business enterprises.”
“The E2,” Ed Harvey suggests, “allows for a level of charging, billing and reporting transparency which we have not seen before. The E2 is an exciting product to launch as we go into the future, but it also marks the start of the future for EVNEX, with the E2 being the new standard for EV charging.”
