Fuji Electric Announces Agreement With Coulomb Technologies
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Edison, N.J., and Campbell, Calif., May
1, 2012 – Fuji Electric
Corporation of America announced today that it
has collaborated with
Coulomb Technologies to integrate Coulomb’s
ChargePoint® Network into
its DC Quick Charging Stations. The
ChargePoint Network is the largest
network of independently owned charging
stations in the world and Fuji
Electric’s 25kW chargers will be a valuable
addition, providing a full
charge to electric vehicles in approximately 60
minutes. The Fuji
Electric charging stations are to be released
in the US later this year,
and will offer electric vehicle drivers and
station owners alike the
convenience of accessing all the advanced
functionality of the
ChargePoint Network. The
ChargePoint Network-enabled Fuji station will
be showcased at the EVS26 show in Los Angeles,
May 6 – 8, 2012 in the
Fuji Electric’s Booth #823 and in the Coulomb
Technologies’ Booth
#943.
“Fuji
Electric has conducted extensive research to
understand consumers’
concerns, and we’ve tailored our product to
address these needs,” says
Phil Charatz, president and CEO of Fuji
Electric Corp. of America. “We
look forward to providing users with a
convenient and satisfying
charging experience, and the integration of
ChargePoint Network into our
product will help to enhance that
interaction.”
ChargePoint-enabled
Fuji Electric stations will be included on all
ChargePoint mobile phone
applications for iPhone, Android and
Blackberry. These ChargePoint
mobile apps provide an easy way to locate
stations near any specified
address and get turn-by-turn directions.
Additionally, these
applications allow drivers to utilize
ChargePoint Network’s station
reservation feature. Drivers can locate
stations, and then make, view
and cancel a reservation time slot directly
from a smart phone. EV
drivers can access features including the
ability to: help with trip
planning, manage the cost of charging, and find
and operate public
ChargePoint-enabled stations.
“The
collaboration with Fuji Electric is an
important addition to the
ChargePoint Network,” said Pat Romano,
president and CEO of, Coulomb
Technologies. “EV drivers can look
forward to state-of-the-art
cloud-based EV charging solutions all available
on Fuji stations, With
more than 300 charging stations deployed in the
overseas market, Fuji
Electric brings a wealth of knowledge and
experience to the EV Charging
industry here in the US, making their product a
perfect fit for our
network of users.”
“Fuji Electric has made its
commitment to energy and the environment a top
priority, and our goal of
working toward a sustainable future is evident
in the products we
manufacture. Helping to develop the
charging infrastructure is a
critical step towards mass adoption of electric
vehicles in the USA, and
our 90-years of experience have proven our
ability to manufacture
reliable products complete with the latest
technologies,” said Charatz.