Envision Solar International officials report the city council of Madison, Wisconsin, voted to pass a resolution authorizing a noncompetitive purchase of Envision Solar’s RV ARC vehicle charging systems for a one-year term with four one-year renewal options. The true soul-source tender was approved because Envision Solar is the only manufacturer of a product meeting the EV ARC units’ capabilities and specifications.
With assistance from a grant award from the Wisconsin State Office of Energy Innovation and MG&E, the City of Madison is purchasing 20 electric vehicles and intends to have 27 total EV ARV units in 2020. In March of 2019, the Madison City Council adopted recommendations to move the city toward 100 percent renewable energy and zero net carbon emissions by 2030.
“Madison is one of a growing number of U.S. cities which are committed to renewable energy and the electrification of transportation,” Envision Solar CEO Desmond Wheatley said. “Our products uniquely solve for both opportunities in a rapidly deployed and highly scalable manner. We believe that that is why we are seeing an acceleration in the adoption of our products.”
There are over 19,000 municipalities in the country. As EV adoption increases and accelerates, Envision Solar expects municipal customers to continue to be meaningful contributors to growth in revenues.
Invented and manufactured in California, the patented EV ARC and EV ARC DC Fast Charging products fit inside single parking spaces without reducing available parking. EV ARC generates enough clean solar electricity to power up to 225 miles of EV driving in a day. EV ARC DC fast charging systems provide up to 1,100 miles per day. The EV ARC system’s solar electrical generation is enhanced by its patented EnvisionTrak that causes the solar array to follow the sun, generating up to 25 percent more electricity than a fixed array. The energy is stored in the EV ARC product’s on-board energy storage for charging day or night, and to provide EV charging and emergency power during grid failure.
EV ARC is a permanent solution that provides Level I, Level II and DC Fast Charging but because it requires no trenching, foundations or installation work of any kind, is deployed in minutes and can be moved to a new location with ease. EV ARC products are manufactured in the company’s San Diego facility.
