Building off of Brightfield® Transportation Solutions’ Phase 1 success brokering public/private partnerships and deploying publicly accessible grid-tied solar EV charging stations, Brightfield Transportation Solutions (BTS) is launching a multi-stage regional EV infrastructure roll-out we call the Solar Driven® Experience. Phase 2: BTS is partnering with the North Carolina Plug-in Electric Vehicle Task Force, NC Clean Energy Technology Center, Advanced Energy, NC Department of Transportation, NovaCharge and Nissan North America to make North Carolina one of the nation’s most innovative and vibrant EV markets. BTS will install 11 DC Fast Chargers—technology able to charge an EV in under 20 minutes—at strategic downtown locations in cities across the state. This will mark one the largest DC Fast Charger roll-outs happening nationally and position the emerging North Carolina EV market for accelerated growth. In 2013, nationwide EV sales increased 241% adding another 47,600 vehicles to America’s roads. Data shows that EV sales are strongest in states where EV infrastructure has been deployed. By bringing DC Fast Charger technology to key North Carolina markets, Brightfield is driving market growth, which in turn will increase demand for Brightfield Charging Stations. Brightfield will charge consumers to plug into our stations to garner revenue while providing a necessary charging service to EV consumers at approximately $2.20 per gallon gasoline equivalent. Phase 3: BTS will partner with investors to deploy our patented solar-integrated Brightfield Charging Stations around and above the DC Fast Chargers. In addition to the DC Fast Charger units, these Brightfield Charging Stations will be equipped with networked Level 2 chargers and 30 kW of solar panels producing enough solar fuel to provide North Carolinians with 180,000 fossil fuel free EV miles annually. In addition to generating solar fuel, Brightfield canopies protect equipment and consumers from the elements, and create an iconic and innovative charging station. Brightfields are grid-tied, so solar power is generated and put on the grid whenever the sun is shining and electricity is dispensed from the grid to vehicles rain or shine, day or night. Brightfields provide consumers, businesses, and communities with the environmental, social and economic benefits of driving on sunshine.These Brightfield Charging Stations will be deployed at high utilization downtown commercial locations in the greater Raleigh, Charlotte, Greensboro, Winston and Asheville Metro Areas to accelerate state-wide EV adoption and take our innovative zero-emission Solar Driven Experience to scale.This Brightfield DC Fast Charge roll-out will support EV sales while bolstering consumer confidence and excitement by deploying the charging infrastructure needed to ensure a safe, secure, zero-emission driving experience.
Hello Jay, We hope to have it cranking by late summer. Burlington is on the list. Let your leaders know that you want this technology, and that you are willing to pay for access. warm regards, matt
Not all EVs have 4 wheels and the high voltage systems that go with them. As the owner of an electric motorcycle (Zero SR) please be mindful that some EVs may have lower voltage systems. At a very low state of charge my Zero SR may be as low as 95 volts. While the DC Fast Chargers such as those made by Eaton can go down to voltages as low as 50 volts those used by the Blink network can only go down to 200 volts. I am considering buying a CHAdeMO system for my SR and would like to be able to use it where ever there are DC Fast Chargers in NC.
Since there has been a decision made on standards regarding the fast charger, I want to see the SAE DC Fast Charger installed across NC. Numerous, standard chargers will increase BEV adoption so the sooner the better. SAE good…. CHAdeMO bad.
Looking for status of DCQC at three locations, Greensboro NC (don’t know location), Eno River Farmers Market (Hillsborough, NC) and Orange County Visitors Center (Chapel Hill, NC)
What I find distasteful is that the SAE DCFC are not being enabled for the DCFC stations in and around Asheville. I went to use one and the SAE DCFC connector was disabled. Called Greenlots to ask why and they informed me that NIssan will not allow the SAE DCFC connector to be enabled because Nissan sponsored theses DCFCs and Nissan only wants their non-standard CHaDEMO to be enabled.
Phase 2: BTS is partnering with the North Carolina Plug-in Electric Vehicle Task Force, NC Clean Energy Technology Center, Advanced Energy, NC Department of Transportation, NovaCharge and Nissan North America to make North Carolina one of the nation’s most innovative and vibrant EV markets. BTS will install 11 DC Fast Chargers—technology able to charge an EV in under 20 minutes—at strategic downtown locations in cities across the state. This will mark one the largest DC Fast Charger roll-outs happening nationally and position the emerging North Carolina EV market for accelerated growth. In 2013, nationwide EV sales increased 241% adding another 47,600 vehicles to America’s roads. Data shows that EV sales are strongest in states where EV infrastructure has been deployed. By bringing DC Fast Charger technology to key North Carolina markets, Brightfield is driving market growth, which in turn will increase demand for Brightfield Charging Stations. Brightfield will charge consumers to plug into our stations to garner revenue while providing a necessary charging service to EV consumers at approximately $2.20 per gallon gasoline equivalent.
Phase 3: BTS will partner with investors to deploy our patented solar-integrated Brightfield Charging Stations around and above the DC Fast Chargers. In addition to the DC Fast Charger units, these Brightfield Charging Stations will be equipped with networked Level 2 chargers and 30 kW of solar panels producing enough solar fuel to provide North Carolinians with 180,000 fossil fuel free EV miles annually. In addition to generating solar fuel, Brightfield canopies protect equipment and consumers from the elements, and create an iconic and innovative charging station. Brightfields are grid-tied, so solar power is generated and put on the grid whenever the sun is shining and electricity is dispensed from the grid to vehicles rain or shine, day or night. Brightfields provide consumers, businesses, and communities with the environmental, social and economic benefits of driving on sunshine.
These Brightfield Charging Stations will be deployed at high utilization downtown commercial locations in the greater Raleigh, Charlotte, Greensboro, Winston and Asheville Metro Areas to accelerate state-wide EV adoption and take our innovative zero-emission Solar Driven Experience to scale.
This Brightfield DC Fast Charge roll-out will support EV sales while bolstering consumer confidence and excitement by deploying the charging infrastructure needed to ensure a safe, secure, zero-emission driving experience.
Jay Gallagher
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When will the DC fast charger near Greensboro be operational? Is there one planned for Burlington, NC?
Thx
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Matthew
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Hello Jay, We hope to have it cranking by late summer. Burlington is on the list. Let your leaders know that you want this technology, and that you are willing to pay for access. warm regards, matt
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Vincent Swendsen
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Not all EVs have 4 wheels and the high voltage systems that go with them. As the owner of an electric motorcycle (Zero SR) please be mindful that some EVs may have lower voltage systems. At a very low state of charge my Zero SR may be as low as 95 volts. While the DC Fast Chargers such as those made by Eaton can go down to voltages as low as 50 volts those used by the Blink network can only go down to 200 volts. I am considering buying a CHAdeMO system for my SR and would like to be able to use it where ever there are DC Fast Chargers in NC.
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Jason Peele
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hello, just curious to know when the charger in Matthews, NC will be installed?
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Mark
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Since there has been a decision made on standards regarding the fast charger, I want to see the SAE DC Fast Charger installed across NC. Numerous, standard chargers will increase BEV adoption so the sooner the better. SAE good…. CHAdeMO bad.
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Vincent Swendsen
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Any idea on when we will see some of the proposed 18 DCFC systems operational?
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Bruce Moore
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Looking for status of DCQC at three locations, Greensboro NC (don’t know location), Eno River Farmers Market (Hillsborough, NC) and Orange County Visitors Center (Chapel Hill, NC)
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Melius
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What I find distasteful is that the SAE DCFC are not being enabled for the DCFC stations in and around Asheville. I went to use one and the SAE DCFC connector was disabled. Called Greenlots to ask why and they informed me that NIssan will not allow the SAE DCFC connector to be enabled because Nissan sponsored theses DCFCs and Nissan only wants their non-standard CHaDEMO to be enabled.
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