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Orange EV and Optigrid unveil the Orange Juicer battery-integrated DC fast charger
Orange EV and partner OptiGrid plan to make a new easy-to-install fast charger available this year for companies to use with their...
Charged EV Fleet & Infrastructure News
Sep 17, 20251 min read


Orange EV, OptiGrid launch a quick-install fast charger for EV fleets
Orange EV and partner OptiGrid plan to make a new easy-to-install fast charger available this year for companies to use with their electric fleets. Read the Kansas City Business Journal article here.
Kansas City Business Journal
Sep 17, 20251 min read


Battery-Integrated Charger Solves Fleet Challenges
The Orange Juicer is a battery-integrated fast charger that addresses key barriers to fleet electrification by accelerating deployment and dramatically reducing infrastructure costs, offering a scalable and flexible solution. Read the article here.
The EV Report
Sep 15, 20251 min read


Orange EV and OptiGrid launch Orange Juicer DC charger for efficient fleet electrification
The Orange Juicer reduces infrastructure costs and installation time for electric fleet charging with an innovative battery-based system. Orange EV and OptiGrid have announced the launch of the Orange Juicer, a battery-integrated DC fast charger designed to revolutionize fleet electrification by overcoming significant barriers such as utility upgrades and high infrastructure costs. Read the S&P Global AutoTechInsight article here.
S&P Global AutoTechInsight
Sep 15, 20251 min read


Orange EV, Optigrid Unveil Orange Juicer DC Fast Charger
The Orange Juicer electric vehicle charger offers up to 85% less grid input power without sacrificing uptime or speed. Read the article here.
Heavy Duty Trucking
Sep 15, 20251 min read


Orange EV, OptiGrid unveil the Orange Juicer at IANA Expo
Battery-integrated DC charger aims to cut utility delays, costs for rapid fleet electrification Read the FreightWaves article here.
FreightWaves
Sep 15, 20251 min read


Orange EV Startup OptiGrid Brings Quickie Charging To EV Truck Fleets
Growing impatience with the speed, red tape and cost of expanding the power grid has fleet operators looking for quicker and less expensive ways to keep their electric vehicles energized. That’s the problem a new company created by class eight EV truck manufacturer Orange EV aims to solve. It’s called OptiGrid. Read the Forbes article here.
Ed Garsten
Jun 17, 20251 min read


Charging innovations of 2025: Scalable on-site charging in a week
Charging technology, although many fleets still find it complicated, is improving. Here are two innovations—one in a vehicle and the other with charging infrastructure—that look to be game-changers. Read the FleetOwner article here.
Jade Brasher
Jun 17, 20251 min read


Orange EV creates Optigrid to deliver battery-integrated charging for electric fleets
Orange EV is a rare success story in the commercial EV field. The company has been producing electric terminal trucks (aka drayage trucks or yard goats) since 2015, and has quietly gone about its business ever since. Well over 1,000 of its EVs are now in service at ports and logistics facilities. Now Orange has created a new company called OptiGrid to deliver battery-integrated fast charging solutions for fleets . Read the Charged EVs article here.
Charles Morris
Jun 10, 20251 min read


Orange EV launches startup to tackle EV fleet fast-charging needs
Workers assemble an electric yard truck at Orange EV's new 400,000-square-foot production plant in Kansas City, Kansas. Kansas City, Kansas-based Orange EV invested in a company called OptiGrid that is helping businesses with a solution to fast-charge their growing electric fleets without adding more power to their facilities. Read the Kansas City Business Journal article here.
James Dornbrook
Jun 9, 20251 min read


Orange EV Introduces OptiGrid Fleet Charging Solution
Orange EV has created and invested in OptiGrid, a new U.S.-based company delivering battery-integrated fast charging solutions for fleets. In a logistics world racing to electrify, charging infrastructure remains a massive bottleneck - too slow, too expensive and too dependent on utility timelines. To tackle this challenge, Orange EV , a manufacturer of purpose-built electric Class 8 trucks, has created and invested in OptiGrid . OptiGrid is a new U.S.-based company deliverin
News/Media Release
Jun 3, 20251 min read


Orange EV launches OptiGrid for battery-integrated charging
Orange E V announced that it has launched OptiGrid , a new U.S.- based battery-integrated charging company designed to accelerate fleet electrification by eliminating grid delays and reducing installation and operating costs. Read the trucknews.com article here.
trucknews.com
Jun 2, 20251 min read


Orange EV launches fast-charging tech for electric fleets
OptiGrid uses technology created by FreeWire Technologies, preparing for commercial launch later this year. Electric Class 8 truck manufacturer Orange EV has launched a new U.S.-based company delivering battery-integrated fast charging solutions for fleets , saying the startup is needed because charging infrastructure remains a bottleneck in a logistics world racing to electrify. Read the DC Velocity article here.
DC Velocity Staff
Jun 2, 20251 min read


Orange EV’s Optigrid to Accelerate Fleet Electrification
OptiGrid is a new company delivering battery-integrated fast charging solutions for fleets. Source: Orange Dragon Studio AdobeStock_1068882540 Orange EV created OptiGrid, a new U.S.-based company delivering battery-integrated fast charging solutions for fleets . Headquartered in Kansas City, Kansas, OptiGrid offers a drop-in platform that pairs ultrafast EV charging with onboard battery storage. Read the SDC Executive article here.
Marina Mayer
Jun 2, 20251 min read


Orange EV Creates OptiGrid to Accelerate Fleet Electrification with Battery-Integrated Charging
OptiGrid’s platform eliminates grid delays and lowers total cost of ownership for commercial fleets In a logistics world racing to electrify, charging infrastructure remains a massive bottleneck – too slow, too expensive and too dependent on utility timelines. To tackle this challenge, Orange EV , a leading U.S. manufacturer of purpose-built electric Class 8 trucks, has created and invested in OptiGrid , a new U.S.-based company delivering battery-integrated fast charging sol
Fleet Management Weekly
Jun 2, 20251 min read


Orange EV Creates OptiGrid to Accelerate Fleet Electrification with Battery-Integrated Charging
In a logistics world racing to electrify, charging infrastructure remains a massive bottleneck - too slow, too expensive, and too dependent on utility timelines. To tackle this challenge, Orange EV , the leading U.S. manufacturer of purpose-built electric Class 8 trucks, has created and invested in OptiGrid , a new U.S.-based company delivering battery-integrated fast charging solutions for fleets . Read the North American Clean Energy article here.
NA Clean Energy
Jun 2, 20251 min read
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