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Source: Green Car Congress: Enel acquires eMotorWerks to provide grid balancing solutions and tap into US e-mobility market

Enel S.p.A., through its US subsidiary EnerNOC, has acquired California-based eMotorWerks, a North American supplier of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, called JuiceBox, and owner and operator of JuiceNet, an Internet of Things (IoT) platform for the smart management of EV charging and other distributed energy storage facilities.

Through the JuiceNet platform, these facilities can be remotely controlled and aggregated for grid balancing purposes relying on unidirectional and bidirectional (vehicle-to-grid, V2G) electricity flows. The acquisition of eMotorWerks marks Enel’s entrance into the US electric mobility market.

Electric vehicles have the potential to be one of the most disruptive technologies the modern electricity grid has faced in the last one hundred years. The electric mobility revolution is leading utilities, grid operators, and consumers to rethink traditional business models, invest in new infrastructure, and roll out new solutions to provide flexibility and resiliency to the grid. Our mission is to be on the cutting edge of this paradigm shift, where consumers can play a more active role in energy generation and use. This acquisition enriches our e-mobility offering and integrates a highly sophisticated smart EV charging solution within our portfolio of grid flexibility services, which includes the world’s largest demand response network, distributed energy management systems and battery storage solutions.

—Francesco Venturini, Head of Enel’s Global e-Solutions division​

I have two JuiceBoxes and this doesn't bode well.

Another source: Enel Acquires eMotorWerks, Deepens Presence In US Market

Too much 'green shade.'

Bob Wilson

 

It looked to me as if he started out as the "Heathkit" of EVSE. It became popular and he transitioned to building completed kits. The project moved forward and the previous versions were not UL approved. The latest version is UL approved and then they got bought out.

During my working career, I've too often seen 'outside' management come in and run off the innovators and inventors whose work led to the original corporate success. The 'newbie' management comes in with no history in the technology and 'slogan' leadership. What little I've seen about this Italian company fits that profile. The only thing worse would be purchase by a venture capitalist firm because they usually load the new company with substantial debt that kills all R&D.

Bob Wilson