Battery-Integrated Charging 101

We've always known that Reservoir was built for tight-power situations. Fleet depots running out of capacity and sites waiting years for utility upgrades were the problems we designed as the solution. But recently, we got an inbound inquiry that opened up a whole category we hadn't fully considered - state and national parks.

For last-mile fleet operators, the real barrier to EV adoption isn't the vehicles, it's the infrastructure. Power constraints, utility delays, and demand charges make electrification challenging. Brien Riff, Channel Sales Manager at OptiGrid, explains how battery-integrated charging with OptiGrid's Reservoir removes those barriers and how operators can have two routes running within weeks.

For fleet managers weighing the benefits of converting to EV fleets, the conversation typically stalls over site infrastructure. Site upgrades can create roadblocks that cause delays, making the use of EVs unrealistic. Nate Rosenbloom, Head of Product and Business Development at OptiGrid, provides a practical playbook for the installation of Reservoir, OptiGrid’s battery-integrated charger for EV fleets, a solution that can clear the way to a seamless transition to EV.

At OptiGrid, we don't just build battery-integrated chargers; we obsess over every component inside them. That starts with the battery. Here are the most often asked questions about our choice of Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) chemistry. Q: What kind of battery is inside an OptiGrid charger? Every OptiGrid Reservoir DC fast charger uses LFP batteries with a total capacity of 180 kWh. LFP is a specific type of lithium-ion chemistry known for its exceptional stability, longevity

Fleet electrification is accelerating, but the infrastructure supporting it is not keeping pace. Across the country, fleet operators are purchasing electric vehicles, committing to electrification goals and then discovering that the electrical grid at their sites cannot support the charging they need. At OptiGrid, we have built battery-integrated charging specifically to solve this problem.