Service Solutions to Sell ChargePoint EV Chargers in North America
ChargePoint and Service Solutions US, LLC, a subsidiary of SPX Corporation, announced a reseller agreement for electric vehicle charging stations and services in the North American marketplace. Service Solutions, a supplier to virtually every major automotive manufacturer around the globe, will now resell all ChargePoint electric vehicle charging stations and services into auto manufacturers, their dealers and customers and Fortune 1,000 markets in general.
The agreement is the first time Service Solutions will resell networked EV charging stations and services in the market. Networked EV charging stations provide significant advantages including the ability to manage billing, create viable pricing structures for EV charging services, monitor and track EV charging station usage and costs.
"A key goal of our business is to provide residential and commercial charging infrastructure customers with choices. We have seen strong interest in the market for networked electric vehicle charging solutions and we are excited to offer the ChargePoint product line to our customers. We believe that the ChargePoint family of products will provide added value to our customers seeking smart features in an EV charging solution," Kevin Mull, Vice President of EV Solutions at Service Solutions.
"Service Solutions is a long and trusted supplier to the automotive industry," said Pat Romano president and CEO of ChargePoint. "We have worked closely with them over the years as a key installer for thousands of ChargePoint EV charging stations throughout the United States. This addition to their EV charging station product line will provide a great differentiator for Service Solutions giving them the leading product portfolio of EV charging equipment in the industry. Service Solutions has an international network of certified and trained electricians and offers turnkey charging station and installation services. We are pleased to partner with them."
ChargePoint EV charging stations are included on all ChargePoint EV mobile phone applications for iPhone and Android. These ChargePoint mobile apps provide an easy way to locate stations near any specified address and get turn-by-turn directions. Additionally, these applications allow drivers to utilize ChargePoint's station reservation feature. Drivers can locate stations and make, view and cancel a reservation time slot directly from a smart phone. EV drivers can access features including the ability to: help with trip planning, manage the cost of charging, and find and operate public ChargePoint-enabled stations.
