Wallbox’s Quasar 2 Named Honorable Mention in Rapid Response Category of Fast Company’s 2023 World Changing Ideas Awards
May 02 2023 - 10:02AM
Business Wire
From a palm oil alternative and a handheld
x-ray to an animal-free egg white and a repurposed airport, the
seventh annual awards honor creative solutions to some of the
biggest issues facing us today
Wallbox (NYSE:WBX), a leading provider of electric
vehicle (EV) charging and energy management solutions worldwide,
today has been recognized by Fast Company’s 2023 World Changing
Ideas Awards, which honor sustainable designs, innovative products,
bold social initiatives, and other creative projects that are
changing the way we work, live, and interact with the world.
Wallbox was awarded “Honorable Mention” in the “Rapid Response”
category for Quasar 2, the latest generation of its
bidirectional home charger designed specifically for the North
American market.
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“We are honored to receive this recognition for Quasar 2 in Fast
Company’s World Changing Ideas Awards,” said Enric Asunción,
Founder and CEO of Wallbox. “At Wallbox, we strive to change the
world with our work everyday. This award is an acknowledgement that
our EV and grid management solutions are leading the way to a
greener and more sustainable future.”
Quasar 2 is a forward-looking product for the near future of V2X
technology. It is designed to enable EV owners to charge and
discharge their electric vehicle to power their home or the grid.
This ability allows EV drivers to isolate their homes from the grid
and use their EVs for backup power during a blackout.
“Blackout mode” is a first-of-its-kind feature on Quasar 2 that
allows EV owners to use their car as an emergency generator in
instances of power outages, even those caused by natural disasters.
Quasar 2 seamlessly transitions a home to vehicle energy when the
power goes out. Depending on the car and energy usage Quasar 2 is
expected to be able to power a home for more than three days during
a blackout based on an average household's critical
consumption.
Quasar 2 allows EV owners to save on home energy costs through
vehicle-to-home (V2H) functionality. In states where power rates
are related to demand, users can schedule charging sessions at
times when rates are low and discharge their car to power their
home when rates are high. Users who have solar panel installations
can also store excess energy in their EV during low usage periods
and then harness this energy at another time, including peak
periods, to reduce their reliance on the grid.
This year’s World Changing Ideas Awards showcase 45 winners, 216
finalists, and more than 300 honorable mentions—with health,
climate, energy, and AI among the most popular categories. A panel
of Fast Company editors and reporters selected winners and
finalists from a pool of more than 2,200 entries across urban
design, education, nature, politics, technology, corporate social
responsibility, and more. Several new categories were added this
year including rapid response, crypto and blockchain, agriculture,
and workplace. The 2023 awards feature entries from across the
globe, from Italy to Singapore to New Zealand.
Fast Company’s Spring 2023 issue (on newsstands May 9, 2023)
will showcase some of the world’s most inventive entrepreneurs and
forward-thinking companies that are actively tackling global
challenges. The solutions cover everything from water reuse in
urban environments and modular housing to an initiative combating
book bans and a program that spotlights trans-friendly salons
around the world.
“It’s thrilling to see the creativity and innovation that are so
abundant among this year’s honorees,” says Fast Company
editor-in-chief Brendan Vaughan. “While it’s easy to feel
discouraged by the state of the world, the entrepreneurs,
companies, and nonprofits featured in this package show the
limitless potential to address society’s most urgent problems. Our
journalists have highlighted some of the most exciting and
impactful work being done today—from housing to equity to
sustainability—and we look forward to seeing not only how these
projects evolve but how they inspire others to develop solutions of
their own.”
About Wallbox Chargers Wallbox is a global company,
dedicated to changing the way the world uses energy in the electric
vehicle industry. Wallbox creates smart charging systems that
combine innovative technology with outstanding design and manage
the communication between vehicle, grid, building and charger.
Wallbox offers a complete portfolio of charging and energy
management solutions for residential, semi-public and public use in
more than 113 countries. Founded in 2015, with headquarters in
Barcelona, Wallbox’s mission is to facilitate the adoption of
electric vehicles today to make more sustainable use of energy
tomorrow. The company employs approximately 1,250 people in Europe,
Asia, and the Americas.
For additional information, please visit www.wallbox.com.
About the World Changing Ideas Awards World Changing
Ideas is one of Fast Company’s major annual awards programs and is
focused on social good, seeking to elevate finished products and
brave concepts that make the world better. A panel of judges from
across sectors choose winners, finalists, and honorable mentions
based on feasibility and the potential for impact. With the goals
of awarding ingenuity and fostering innovation, Fast Company draws
attention to ideas with great potential and helps them expand their
reach to inspire more people to start working on solving the
problems that affect us all.
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