XCharge North America’s GridLink Wins “Battery Charging Know-how Answer of the Yr” in 2025 AutoTech Breakthrough Awards Program

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KYLE, Texas — XCharge North America (“XCharge NA”), the North American subsidiary of XCHG Restricted (Nasdaq: XCH) (“XCharge”) and a supplier of high-power EV charging and battery-integrated options designed to strengthen the North American electrical grid, this week introduced that GridLink has been chosen as “Battery Charging Know-how Answer of the Yr” within the sixth annual AutoTech Breakthrough Awards program performed by AutoTech Breakthrough, a number one market intelligence group that acknowledges the highest corporations, applied sciences and merchandise within the world automotive and transportation know-how markets.

XCharge NA’s GridLink is a battery-integrated DC quick charging resolution that essentially rethinks EV charging on the continent. By performing as each a high-power charger and a distributed power useful resource, GridLink helps utilities keep away from overloads and outages by storing cleaner, cheaper energy throughout off-peak hours and returning it to the grid when demand spikes. Its superior design, together with a strong 10A energetic balancer and triple liquid-cooled plates, enhances battery efficiency and longevity, whereas a multi-sensor warning system and Stage 2 fireplace safety guarantee the very best security requirements in compliance with UL 9540A.

GridLink’s groundbreaking know-how immediately addresses a essential barrier to EV adoption: the excessive value and grid instability of typical quick chargers, notably in rural and distant areas. With onboard battery storage and bidirectional power circulation, GridLink delivers ultra-fast charging as much as 300kW, even the place the grid is unstable. Already deployed in over 50 places throughout North America—from municipal fleets to distant journey plazas—GridLink models delivered over 1.1 gigawatt-hours of power in 2024, stopping practically 3 million kilos of CO2 emissions and proving how built-in infrastructure can construct a extra resilient power future. It’s also among the many first solar-plus-storage DC quick chargers within the nation, that means it seamlessly integrates with photo voltaic arrays, supporting as much as 60kW of photo voltaic enter.

“In a time of rising power calls for and grid vulnerabilities, we’re honored to be acknowledged for offering an answer that isn’t nearly charging velocity, however about growing resilience, sustainability, and grid help,” stated Aatish Patel, co-founder and president of XCharge NA.

The mission of the annual AutoTech Breakthrough Awards program is to conduct the trade’s most complete evaluation and analysis of automotive and transportation know-how classes, together with Autonomous Driving, Synthetic Intelligence, Electrical Automobiles, Engine Tech, Automotive Cybersecurity, Telematics, Sensor Know-how, Fleet Administration, Visitors Tech, and lots of extra. This yr’s program attracted 1000’s of nominations from over 15 totally different international locations all through the world.

“Past its highly effective charging capabilities, GridLink helps offset grid demand and improve resilience and adaptability, bolstering its location’s current power infrastructure. EV infrastructure has, for too lengthy, been reserved for high-tech, city areas when it must be in every single place. Nevertheless, the comparatively unstable power grid in lots of areas can’t sustain,” stated Bryan Vaughn, managing director, AutoTech Breakthrough. “GridLink solves this drawback with its large onboard battery storage and bidirectional power circulation, enabling ultra-fast charging even in locations the place the grid is unstable. Constructed for resilience, velocity, and sustainability, GridLink essentially rethinks what EV charging may be, and we’re thrilled to award XCharge with ‘Battery Charging Know-how Answer of the Yr!’”

For extra data on GridLink by XCharge, go to: xcharge.us/product/gridlink

About XCharge NA
XCharge NA makes a speciality of high-power EV charging and battery-integrated options tailor-made to the North American electrical grid. With options that retailer power, enhance grid resilience, and create new income streams, XCharge NA gives scalable open-access EV charging options designed to strengthen the nation’s electrical grid and broader power infrastructure.

About XCharge
XCharge (NASDAQ: XCH), based in 2015, is a worldwide chief in built-in EV charging options. XCharge presents complete EV charging options, which primarily embody the DC quick chargers and the superior battery-integrated DC quick chargers in addition to its accompanying providers. By a mix of proprietary charging know-how, power storage system know-how and accompanying providers, XCharge enhances EV charging effectivity and unlocks the worth of power storage and administration. Dedicated to offering progressive and environment friendly EV charging options, XCharge is actively working towards establishing a worldwide inexperienced future essential to XCharge’s long-term development and growth.

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