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Tual unveils Boost Charger powerbank to plug the energy gap at electric commercial vehicle fleet sites

Tual, specialising in swappable powerbanks for commercial electric vehicles, has announced the launch of ‘Boost Charger’, a state-of-the-art battery-buffer powerbank solution enabling commercial-vehicle fleets to plug the gaps in energy supply and relieve their reliance on grid infrastructure.
Tual unveils Boost Charger powerbank to plug the energy gap at electric commercial vehicle fleet sites
Boost Charger powerbank. Courtesy of Tual.

Boost Charger is an extension of Tual’s vehicle powerbank solutions portfolio, utilising the same design and technology to provide fleet depot sites facing limited energy supply with dependable DC battery buffer to keep vehicles operating efficiently and keeping to schedule.

The technology is intended for deployment within 48 hours of transaction (subject to stock), with fleet operators able to utilise the solution seamlessly within hours of installation and is designed to make full use of fleet-sites’ energy capacity, transforming an unusable site into a tactical recharge depot overnight.

Drawing and storing available grid power all times of the day and night when most efficient, operators are able to subsequently deploy the power as required, delivering high-power charging up to 120kW and giving fleets the intensive charging capability required to achieve maximum vehicle uptime.

“For enterprise fleets looking to electrify, grid energy capacity often presents a significant barrier to a cost-effective transition” said Philip Clarke, CEO and Founder of Tual. “Our analysis indicates that 80 percent of locations that fleets want to charge commercial vehicles have constrained or absent grid connections. Upgrading local grid capacity can be a hugely cost- and time-intensive process, which is something that fleets – and indeed the industry – simply cannot afford in the short- and long-term. Vehicle decarbonisation needs to make significant progress today, and smart technologies are needed to make that happen. That is what Tual’s Boost Charger solution represents, and makes us ideally suited to helping fleets get the power they need to succeed, wherever and whenever they need it.”

Lost productivity from charging downtime can cost fleets up to £150,000 per driver or vehicle over a 5-year period. Tual has designed its comprehensive portfolio of powerbank solutions to help enterprise fleets overcome the challenges of inefficient charging practices and grid constraints. Its vehicle powerbank products fully scalable across all OEMs and seamlessly installed courtesy of dedicated integration kits.

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