EVBox explained

EVBox
Industry:Electric vehicle infrastructure
Founded:2010
Hq Location City:Amsterdam
Key People:Remco Samuels (CEO)
Num Employees:650+ (2024)
Parent:Engie
Revenue:€70 million[1]
Revenue Year:2020

EVBox is an electric vehicle supply equipment company based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Founded in 2010 by Bram van der Leur and Huub Rothengatter, [2] it currently has 13 offices around the world, including Amsterdam, Antwerp, Bordeaux, Copenhagen, Libertyville, Madrid, Milton Keynes, Munich, New York City, Oslo, Paris, Rotterdam, and Warsaw. [3] EVBox manufactures and distributes electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and charging management software. As of December 2020, it has a global installed base of over 190,000 charging points. [4]

Official website: https://evbox.com/en/

Company

EVBox Group is a provider of charging solutions for electric vehicles (EVs). [5] Founded in 2010, EVBox started when the movement for EVs took off. In 2014, Gilde Equity Management Benelux became EVBox's new major shareholder to help EVBox expand internationally. In 2017, EVBox was acquired by ENGIE Digital, a subset of the French multinational electric utility company Engie. [6] In July 2018, EVBox acquired French fast charging manufacturer, EVTronic. [7]

Products

EVBox's product portfolio includes hardware (charging stations and accessories), software (charging management systems) and services (maintenance and mobility services).

Hardware

EVBox currently offers both AC and DC charging stations:

Software

EVBox currently offers access to their charging management software, EVBox Everon that helps businesses and individuals track, manage, and optimize electric car charging.

In 2017, the company announced the launch of Everon, a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) charging management tool that enables businesses and municipalities to facilitate the experience of electric vehicle charging.

Partners

EVBox uses an indirect approach to distributing its products. EVBox partners with network providers, EVSE experts, electrical equipment companies, and key companies from various industries to provide charging infrastructure for cities, enterprises, and residents. These companies include ENGIE, TSG and more.

Through joint partnerships, EVBox also provides cities around the world with charging infrastructure, such as Amsterdam (with Vattenfall and Heijmans), Rotterdam (with ENGIE), Monaco, [9] and New York State (with EVConnect). [10]

Awards

In 2016, EVBox was ranked 22nd in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 in the Netherlands and was awarded 1st place in the CleanTech sector. It made its mark with a growth rate of 466% over the previous three years. [11]

In 2017, EVBox was named a Grid Edge Award winner by Greentech Media and highlighted as an industry leader focused on paving the way towards tomorrow's distributed energy systems. [12]

In 2018, EVBox was named a CES Innovations Award Honoree in the category of Smart Energy with the Elvi product.[13] Later that year, it was also featured on the Inc. 5000 Europe List of fastest-growing private companies, alongside companies like Intuit, Timberland, and Microsoft.

In 2019, EVBox was named a leading provider of Public Charging Network and EV Charging Services by Navigant Research.[14] Later in 2019, EVBox won a CES Innovations Award, an iF Design Award, and a Red Dot Award with EVBox Iqon. [15]

In 2023, EVBox Livo won the Red Dot Award for its outstanding product design.

In 2024, EVBox Liviqo won the Red Dot Award for its outstanding product design.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Silicon Valley vs. Amsterdam-West. Het Financieele Dagblad.
  2. Web site: De dans om de laadpaalmarkt begint pas voor EVBox. NRC. 2021-04-20. nl.
  3. Web site: Contact us EVBox. 2020-12-18. evbox.com.
  4. Web site: Nederlands EVBox $1 mrd waard met Amerikaanse beursgang. 11 December 2020. Het Financieele Dagblad.
  5. Web site: Channick. Robert. Rivian plant gearing up for June launch, the return of automaking to Normal and the dawn of the electric vehicle age. 2021-04-20. chicagotribune.com.
  6. Web site: 2017-03-14. EVBox, the largest European player in electric vehicle charging, to be acquired by ENGIE. 2020-12-18. EVBox newsroom. en.
  7. News: EVBox buy French fast-charging provider EVTronic - electrive.com. 2018-07-08. electrive.com. 2018-07-09. en-US.
  8. Web site: EVBox Troniq High Power . EVBox . 24 June 2023.
  9. Web site: La Principauté de Monaco s'équipe de bornes de recharge EV-Box . 2016-12-07 . 2016-12-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220090707/http://www.avere-france.org/Site/Article/?article_id=6649 . dead .
  10. News: EV Connect Awarded $4 Million Follow-On Contract by New York Power Authority - EV Connect. 2016-10-26. EV Connect. 2018-07-09. en-US.
  11. Web site: Ranking Technology Fast50 2016 Fast50 Deloitte. Deloitte Nederland. nl. 2018-07-09.
  12. News: The 2017 Grid Edge Awards: Projects Defining the Future Integrated, Interactive Electric Grid. 2018-07-09.
  13. Web site: CES 2019 Innovation Awards. www.ces.tech. 2018-07-01.
  14. News: Navigant Research Names EVBox and ChargePoint the Leading Providers of Public Charging Networks and Electric Vehicle Charging Services. 2019-01-03.
  15. Web site: 2019-04-04. EVBox Iqon electric vehicle charging station wins Red Dot Award for outstanding design. 2020-12-11. EVBox newsroom. en.