The Mobility House has delivered its smart charging solution to the largest U.S. battery-electric bus fleet charging project for Metro Transit in the St. Louis region.
Working for New Flyer of America Inc., the 4.35 MW charging project has the first of its 20 150 kW and three 450 kW chargers now operating with the use of The Mobility House’s ChargePilot charging and energy management system. ChargePilot adjusts the charging performance of electric buses according to real-time travel schedules – as well as Ameren Missouri’s time-of-use tariffs and peak demand charges – to deliver charging at the lowest cost to Metro Transit.
“With over 10% of the European bus market intelligently controlled by our technology, we are bringing a wealth of best practices and lessons learned in electric fleet charging management to this project in St. Louis,” says Greg Hintler, managing director of The Mobility House U.S. “Our experience at more than 500 commercial installations around the world and with automotive partners ranging from Audi to Tesla, has illustrated why our open standards-based approach to smart charging management not only optimizes charging costs but also future-proofs operations. As fleets scale their electric vehicle (EV) operations, it is interoperable systems that will ensure different chargers interface with other on-site systems regardless of vendor.”
The Mobility House optimizes depot charging infrastructure and plans for managing overhead in-route charging to ensure Metro Transit buses maintain a sufficient state-of-charge to complete all scheduled operations. The ChargePilot charging and energy management system can save more than 30% in operational charging costs versus unmanaged charging by reducing peak load and demand charges as well as through time-of-use (TOU) tariff optimization where charging is scheduled during the most cost-effective times.
The Mobility House’s ChargePilot solution allows system operators to charge EVs in transit depots, commercial office parking lots or multi-unit dwelling complexes of any size at the lowest electricity rate by intelligently distributing available grid power. With The Mobility House ChargePilot solution, operators benefit from reduced cost of ownership, secure local and cloud-based asset management and control, and a scalable modular design that operates with myriad equipment manufacturers and systems.
To learn more about The Mobility House charging and energy management solutions or the Metro Transit project in the St. Louis region, click here.