City of Boulder, CO Deploys Envision Solar EV ARC™

 SAN DIEGO, CA--(eSolarEnergyNews)-- Envision Solar
announced today that the City of Boulder, Colorado has expanded their electric vehicle charging program with the installation of two new Envision Solar EV ARC™ standalone Solar Charging Stations. These two fully renewably energized EV chargers are located at the East Boulder Community Center and the Broadway & Spruce Parking Lot and are available free of charge to the public.

The EV ARC™ is a cost-effective, easy-to-install, standalone solar charging station that requires no foundation, trenching, building permit or grid connection. Invented, engineered and manufactured in the United States, the EV ARC™ fits inside a standard parking space and generates approximately 16 kWhrs per day that are stored and ready for use in the 22 kWh on board battery storage. The system's clean solar electrical generation is enhanced by the patented EnvisionTrak™, which enables the solar array to follow the sun, generating 18 to 25 percent more electricity than a conventional fixed array.

Glenn Magee, Construction Manager for the City of Boulder Department of Public Works said, "This represents some completely sustainable technologies, it is a fully self sufficient operation. We're not tapping any power from any source, it's generated through the solar panels and it goes directly to the charger. It's totally sustainable and a complete use of our natural resources."

"These deployments in Boulder really demonstrate the value of the EV ARC," said Desmond Wheatley, CEO of Envision Solar. "It was not economically feasible to run trenching and grid connections to these important locations but the EV ARC delivers EV charging where traditional chargers cannot which represents a huge opportunity for this product and our company. We are proud to have the City of Boulder as a customer and look forward to working with them and other cities to deliver renewably energized EV charging without the difficult or sometimes impossible tasks associated with tying to the grid."

Navigant Research forecasts that the global EV market will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 24.6% while the global market for gasoline vehicles will grow at a CAGR of only 2.6%. The US is the number one market for EVs and the growth in charging infrastructure is forecast at 128% CAGR. Solar powered charging offers the cleanest and easiest method for the deployment of such infrastructure.