GM is partnering with Yoshi Mobility to launch its mobile EV charging technology. This platform utilizes a “high-power mobile charging unit” to turn a vehicle into what the company calls “a supercharger on wheels.”
GM enters the picture by providing the first host for Yoshi Mobility’s “platform agnostic” mobile charger in the form of its BrightDrop Zevo 600 electric commercial van.
Yoshi Mobility says that the mobile charger can provide a recharge to EVs at 240 kW, which is equivalent to a Level 3 DC fast charging station. The mobile charger can recharge multiple EVs on a single charge, though the exact number varies depending on battery capacity. The system is designed for commercial fleet customers who need a way to restore power in their EV fleet without connecting it to the grid.
Dan Hunter, Chief EV Officer and co-founder of Yoshi Mobility, says the typical client for mobile charging services may “face a multitude of frustrating challenges, including limited grid capacity, costly utility upgrades, long lead times for hardware installations, and a lack of reliability with the available public infrastructure.”
The mobile chargers can be used to recharge hundreds of light-duty vehicles and can be deployed within 10 days of a client U.S. company signing a contract. The need for stopgap solutions may be even more urgent given the slow start to construction of the U.S. national charging network, despite the disbursement of $5 billion in federal funding to the individual states for that purpose.
While GM previously invested in Yoshi Mobility’s on-demand vehicle maintenance services, the latter announced it will no longer offer fuel delivery or maintenance to GM employees, effective June 1st, 2024. The General ended the arrangement because of a low adoption rate. However, Yoshi stressed General Motors remains a key strategic partner.
Yoshi Mobility CEO and co-founder Bryan Frist said the company’s new “mobile solution will play a critical role in expediting the adoption of electric vehicles” and that the mobile chargers in their BrightDrop Zevo 600 hosts will help “make car ownership and management frictionless.”
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So, is this a diesel generator on wheels?
but no diesel
Cool, so where/how is the electricity generated here?
Since GM is an investor of this company and the company is stating that it is a zero emissions charger, I assume it’s going to use a GM HydroTech Hydrogen system or large batteries to sustain the system.
This business model is all about “cycle times” / “customers per hour”.
Not sure how charging is faster than fueling.
They charge your vehicle while you work or are doing something else… By the time you get back to the vehicle it’s ready. They can charge your vehicle up enough to get you to a local fast charger.
How do THEY make money?
How many customers per “charging vehicle” do they need to charge per hour / per day to be profitable?
Bet the margins are really thin….
do not like it but I do like it