EV charging station manufacturer Wallbox enters the US market

Wallbox, Barcelona-based electric vehicle (EV) charging station manufacturer, announced that it will enter the US market, hosting an official launch at the 2019 ABB FIA Formula E Championship in New York City.

Four-year-old Wallbox, which has installed over 20,000 of its charging units in 30 European markets and overseas as far as New Zealand and China, offers versatile universal charging solutions with proprietary technology, such as facial recognition, smart sensors, secure access control, remote programming, and a dynamic cloud-based app.

Apart from having a line of car agnostic charging solutions that are fast and efficient, Wallbox offers its myWallbox cloud-based charging management platform to make charging a car as easy as charging a smartphone. Customers have access to real-time updates, innovations and remote programming. The user-friendly app complements Wallbox's goal of engaging customers and inspiring EV adoption.

“Customer understanding and innovation are fundamental to our approach. We have to remember that when people buy a plug-in vehicle, they are taking control and owning their mobility energy for the first time. This is a big and very liberating change,” said Wallbox US Country Director, Douglas Alfaro.

The US EV market grew 81% in 2018, signaling that electric vehicles are no longer considered a rare sight but instead a technology being widely adopted throughout the country. Yet the US still lags behind electric mobility in Europe and Asia. AAA data points to charging station availability as one of the biggest barriers to widespread adoption in the US.

At the same time, the impact of climate change is becoming more critical with the UN projecting only a decade left to avoid dangerous global warming. Continued EV deployment is key to reducing harmful environmental risks.