Alex Urist is helping solve one of the biggest barriers to EV adoption: charging infrastructure that can scale without waiting years for grid upgrades. As co-founder of XCharge North America, he is leading the development of EV charging and energy storage solutions for the North American market. XCharge's GridLink platform recently won a BIG Innovation Award for its battery-integrated DC fast charging technology.
In this episode, Russ and Alex explore why EV charging is harder to deploy than many people expect, and dive into GridLink's battery-integrated bi-directional DC fast charger that stores energy, boosts output, accepts solar power directly, and can even support buildings or the grid when needed.