Electrify America has been awarded the Reuters Events 2025 Automotive D.R.I.V.E. Honours for Innovation, which celebrates companies advancing innovation within the global automotive industry through technology, R&D, manufacturing, supply chain, or partnerships.
The EV charging company received the award for its battery energy storage system (BESS) deployment, which helps enable Hyper-Fast EV charging in areas with limited grid capacity. Its solution stores energy during periods of low demand and discharges it during times when usage is high.
Electrify America’s solution helps bring Hyper-Fast charging to areas where traditional infrastructure cannot meet demand on its own. It also reduces strain on the grid, shortens station deployment timelines, and broadens charging accessibility for EV drivers.
The company has deployed more than 170 BESS paired with charging stations to date, totaling over 65,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of energy storage deployed.
“The addition of BESS across our network is a game changer for the EV industry,” said Rob Barrosa, president and CEO of Electrify America, in a statement. “They’re enabling us to deliver Hyper-Fast charging in locations where existing grid infrastructure alone may not have allowed the addition of EV charging.”
In California, Electrify America’s BESS deployments collectively operate as the largest virtual power plant of their kind. Included is its first megawatt (MW)-level BESS, in Baker, which integrates 1.5 MW of storage, solar support, and advanced controls technology with the ability to power up to 12 Hyper-Fast chargers.
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