Phoenix Motorcars & Fermata Energy Form Long-Term Partnership for V2X Bidirectional Charging
January 25 2023 - 08:00AM
Business Wire
Phoenix Motor Inc. (Nasdaq: PEV) (“Company” or “Phoenix”), a
leader in manufacturing of all-electric, medium-duty vehicles,
announced the signing of an Equipment Testing Agreement with
Fermata Energy LLC, a leading provider of V2X
(vehicle-to-everything) bidirectional charging platforms. The
Fermata Energy platform allows EVs to be utilized as mobile energy
storage assets to send energy stored in EV batteries to the local
grid or to a building when it is needed most, all while supporting
grid resilience. V2X includes vehicle-to-grid (V2G) and
vehicle-to-building (V2B) projects.
Under the agreement, Fermata Energy will pair its V2X
bidirectional chargers and AI-driven software platform with
Phoenix’s zero emission drive system. With the bidirectional
charging platform, Phoenix’s customers with zero emission drive
systems can earn revenue while their vehicles are parked either
from their local utility (V2G) or avoid costly peak demand charges
by sending energy to their building (V2B).
Phoenix Motorcars CEO Dr. Lance Zhou commented, “V2X is the next
logical step in the evolution of our medium duty platform. Fermata
Energy has proven to be the leader in this technology and offers
the skills and the expertise to implement V2X capability as a
viable solution for our customers and fleets. We are proud to be
partnering with Fermata Energy to provide this technology to our
customers.”
“V2X bidirectional charging unlocks the value in EV batteries.
Partnering with Phoenix Motorcar adds a new class of vehicles to
our bidirectional charging portfolio and extends the opportunities
for fleet owners and operators to earn revenue without impacting
vehicle utilization. We are pleased to partner with Phoenix
Motorcars to bring new opportunities to their customers to earn
revenue while their vehicles are parked and support grid
resilience,” said David Slutzky, founder and CEO of Fermata
Energy.
About Phoenix Motor Inc.
Phoenix Motor Inc., a pioneer in the electric vehicle (“EV”)
industry, designs, builds, and integrates electric drive systems
and light and medium duty EVs and sells electric forklifts and
electric vehicle chargers for the commercial and residential
markets. Phoenix markets its commercial, medium duty EVs (shuttle
buses, school buses, municipal transit vehicles and delivery
trucks, among others) under its “Phoenix Motorcars” brand and its
vehicles have driven more than 4 million zero-emission miles on the
road. Phoenix intends to bring its “EdisonFuture” band of
light-duty EV trucks for the consumer and commercial segments to
market within the next few years, which is its. For more
information, please visit: www.phoenixmotorcars.com.
About Fermata Energy
Fermata Energy’s proprietary vehicle-to-everything (V2X)
software and bidirectional hardware technology turns EVs into
energy storage assets and makes it possible for EVs to combat
climate change, increase energy resilience, and reduce energy
costs. For more information, visit www.fermataenergy.com.
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Phoenix Investor Relations Contacts: Mark Hastings,
Senior Vice President & Head of Investor Relations Sioban
Hickie, ICR Inc. PhoenixIR@icrinc.com
Fermata Energy Contact: Loretta Prencipe
loretta@fermataenergy.com 202.658.9024
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