Would you buy a storage system to extend the autonomy of the electric car if you couldn't access charging stations? This is the solution proposed by SparkCharge. </p><div>
Today’s electric car is very different from what was on the market barely a decade ago. Electric batteries have exponentially improved their efficiency and durability, but the truth is that everything that surrounds this technology has also changed for the better. Nowadays, having faster charging systems is something that is gaining popularity with the passage of time.
Even so, the truth is that the figures do not match the comfort of approaching the service station and filling the gas tank in just a couple of minutes. The innovations introduced in electrical matters they have reduced waiting times, but even so it takes at least half an hour of plug. Not to mention its corresponding limited autonomy!
Solutions like SparkCharge are expected to expand in the coming years
These factors have caused companies like SparkCharge have begun to multiply their roadside assistance services. The business of this company is directly related to the offer of a small battery equipment that allows to extend the mileage up to a maximum of 88 kilometers. Its use, therefore, can get more than one out of trouble.
The most prominent product offered by this company is Roadie, which is nothing more than a battery pack that has its own plug to connect to the current of the vehicle in question. The service, therefore, consists of assist the person using an electric car that has been left without autonomy and a charging station is not accessible. His success is on the rise.
Let us see, therefore, what are the most outstanding qualities of this novel solution, how is the contracting service of the proposal and above all, to what extent we are facing a technology with options of become an interesting option in many more markets. Fear of running out of autonomy? This will disappear with proposals of these characteristics.
A kind of energy storage tank for electric car
Many are the inventions that circulate around the electric car. From a kind of generator trailer to the installation of solar panels on the body. This alternative, however, serves to perfectly fulfill its mission, providing enough energy to the user to get closer to the nearest place to charge their batteries. Not smart enough?
SparkCharge is aware of the line of business before it. In full growth of the electric car, this option makes more sense than ever. Even more so considering that, at present, this technology still has limitations in terms of mileage to be achieved per unit of charge. It is a program that offers, above all, monthly rates.
As can be read in the specialized portal InsideEV’s, Currently a program is being offered that has a cost of 25 euros per month. In this way, through a mobile application, if energy is required, a company user will transfer a Roadie to the determined location, this kind of cargo robot specialized in acting when asked.
After some time of operation in the market, it has been possible to verify how this technology has had as customers, mainly, to people who have difficult access to electricity due to geographical difficulties. This service has also been in high demand, especially in those areas where there has been more contact with nature and where, of course, it is not possible to access charging stations.
A very interesting proposal with great potential for improvement
Each of the Roadie can have several heights. The higher the height, the greater the number of cells available. In this way, a maximum of 4 floors is reached, plus an additional one consisting of the power converter. This kind of portable charging station also has a power of 20 kW, which is enough to enjoy the necessary power after a few minutes.
This system has an expiration date, of course. This moment will come when the efficiency of the batteries allows access autonomies close to 1,000 kilometers without this having as a consequence an excessive deterioration of the same. This, at present, is not possible, so this type of products meets everything necessary to remain very valid options.
We will have to wait a while to see if this type of proposal has a market in many more countries than the United States. After all, the closest solution that exists today is the assistance service of conventional insurance, which can provide cranes to deposit the car at the nearest loading station. The cost of the service is what makes this model uncompetitive.