XCharge North America and Vitality Plus Accomplice to Construct One of many Largest Battery-Backed EV Charging Depots within the U.S.

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XCharge North America (“XCharge NA”), the North American subsidiary of XCHG Restricted (NASDAQ: XCH, “XCharge”) and supplier of high-power EV charging and battery-integrated options designed to strengthen the North American electrical grid, introduced immediately that it has partnered with Vitality Plus, a number one New York–based mostly energy-efficiency and electrification contractor, to remodel New York’s EV charging panorama. Slated to go reside in Q2 2026, the brand new web site in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, will function one of many largest battery-backed EV charging depots within the nation. The 44 XCharge NA GridLink models will present 9.46 MWh of power storage and serve 88 parking areas as soon as full. The location will function beneath Vitality Plus’ Eplug model—a next-generation city charging resolution designed for dense, high-demand environments like New York Metropolis.

By leveraging GridLink’s battery storage, the challenge mitigates the stress of rising electrification whereas strengthening native resiliency by drawing power at off-peak occasions and returning it when it’s most in demand. This helps New York Metropolis’s energy-resiliency and affordability priorities, opening new pathways for inexpensive, diversified energy throughout the town. GridLink’s proprietary expertise and bidirectional power circulate present decentralized energy to bolster native infrastructure, improve power resilience amid persistent peak-hour grid pressure, and mitigate hovering electrical energy prices for residents.

“Serving to launch the East Coast’s largest battery-backed fast-charging depot is a defining second for XCharge NA and for the EV business,” mentioned Aatish Patel, co-founder and president of XCharge NA. “Via this strategic alignment with Vitality Plus, we’re proving that the EV transition can thrive domestically, setting a mannequin for a way private and non-private firms can come collectively to speed up the clear power transition and make city power cleaner, sooner, and smarter.”

“That is what American-made electrification appears like in observe: XCharge North America gives the cutting-edge expertise and {hardware}, and we construct the infrastructure right here with native American labor,” mentioned Moshe Lefkowitz, founding father of Vitality Plus. “Collectively we’re not solely making a mannequin that any U.S. metropolis can replicate, but in addition laying the inspiration for Eplug, a community designed for actual city life—one which’s reliable, acquainted, and as straightforward to make use of as entering into your native café to seize a cup of espresso.”

Vitality Plus’ Eplug mannequin emphasizes predictable operations, a minimal footprint, and a charging expertise that meets New Yorkers the place they already reside, work, and journey. Vitality Plus plans to develop New York’s mannequin to different main U.S. cities, that includes clear pricing and a forthcoming loyalty program with rewards and most popular charges, whereas every location will preserve a pleasant native presence by way of partnerships with close by companies. Along with on a regular basis drivers, Eplug will even present devoted fleet options designed for predictable scheduling, quick turnarounds, and excessive uptime, supporting each each day operations and long-term electrification planning for industrial fleets.

To study extra about XCharge North America, go to xcharge.us. To study extra about Vitality Plus, go to energyplusny.com

About Vitality Plus

Vitality Plus makes a speciality of large-scale energy-efficiency upgrades, electrification, and EV infrastructure for multifamily, industrial, and industrial properties. The corporate delivers end-to-end engineering, set up, and compliance companies that assist buildings meet clean-energy mandates and decrease working prices. Vitality Plus additionally develops and operates Eplug, an city fast-charging community designed to supply dependable, accessible, and regionally built-in EV charging throughout New York and different main U.S. cities.

About XCharge North America

XCharge NA makes a speciality of high-power EV charging and battery-integrated options tailor-made to the North American electrical grid. With options that retailer power, enhance grid resilience, and create new income streams, XCharge NA is the primary scalable open-access EV charging resolution designed to strengthen the nation’s electrical grid and broader power infrastructure whereas offering charging options for EVs from particular person to fleet.

About XCharge

XCharge (NASDAQ: XCH), based in 2015, is an built-in EV charging and power options firm. With twin headquarters in Hamburg, Germany and Austin, Texas, XCharge provides complete EV charging options, which primarily embrace the DC quick chargers and the superior battery-integrated DC quick chargers in addition to its accompanying companies. Via the mix of XCharge’s proprietary charging expertise, power storage system expertise and accompanying companies, XCharge enhances EV charging effectivity and unlocks the worth of power storage and administration. Dedicated to offering progressive and environment friendly EV charging options, XCharge is actively working towards establishing a worldwide inexperienced future that’s important to long-term development and growth.