New partnership to ease utility and consumer transition to EVs
Qmerit and Uplight have announced a partnership to enable utilities to bundle EV charger installation into a broad suite of consumer services and resources.
EV charger and electrification technology provider Qmerit is partnering with Uplight, the technology partner of energy providers transitioning to the clean energy ecosystem.
Their collaboration aims to expand the ability of utilities to provide end-to-end charging support for EV buyers.
Qmerit’s electrification service implementation capabilities, including a national network of EV charger installers, will be coupled with Uplight’s EV Solution Suite. The hope is to make buying and installing a charger with utility rebates more affordable and seamless for the energy customer.
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This will in turn bring down the cost of level 2 chargers at point of purchase and surface price transparency for installation costs. Customers would then be allowed to focus on the benefits of level 2 chargers and avoid what is cited as a main barrier hindering level 2 charger adoption, a lack of consumer education.
The partnership will also provide consumers with educational resources on topics including incentives for EV charger installation, charging station selection, energy management and electrical panel upgrades.
“Both Qmerit and Uplight share a common vision—making the electrification of transportation easy for EV purchasers by bringing together all of the various technologies, resources and stakeholders,” said Tom Bowen, president of Qmerit Solutions.
Qmerit and Uplight together will provide utilities with more quality touchpoints with customers as they embark on the electrification journey. In addition, customers will gain access to support around the installation and adoption of home- or business-based level 2 charging.
“With consumer interest in EVs rapidly increasing, offerings that ensure seamless adoption must keep up. EV chargers are the fastest growing product category on Uplight marketplaces, with the number of chargers sold increasing nearly ten times from 2020 to 2021,” said Uplight vice president of e-commerce, Brad Chen.
