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Los Angeles orders Beam Global EV ARCTM off-grid solar EV charging systems

January 11, 2024

Beam Global, a developer and manufacturer of sustainable infrastructure products and technologies, has announced that the City of Los Angeles StreetsLA Division has placed an additional order for solar-powered EV ARC charging systems. This order is the largest to date and the systems will be deployed across various metro and valley locations to fuel the City’s expanding fleet of electric vehicles. The systems were procured through the California Department of General Services (DGS) Contract #1-22-61-16, which streamlines the government procurement process and offers select solutions statewide at the best negotiated pricing.

The StreetsLA EV ARC charging systems each fit in a standard parking space without taking up valuable parking and are equipped with two Enel X JuiceBox® Pro EV charging stations. These off-grid systems require no electrical work, no construction, and no utility bill, reducing the City’s costs through avoided construction, electrical upgrades, operational disruptions, and ongoing utility bills. The EV ARC systems, powered entirely by renewable energy, generate and store their own clean electricity and deliver that electricity to power the City’s EVs day or night, and during inclement weather and power outages. The product, floodproof to 9.5 feet and wind-rated to 160 mph, enhances the City’s energy resiliency and disaster preparedness. The charging systems are transportable and can be relocated as charging patterns emerge and change.

Beam Global is supplying EV ARC systems to an increasing number of cities, towns, and villages in the United States and sees municipal government agencies as a continued significant growth opportunity. The City of Los Angeles’ Electric Vehicle Master Plan aims to have 123,000 EV chargers by 2030. The State of California expects 12.5 million EVs on California’s roads in 2035 and that 1.2 million public and shared chargers will be needed by 2030. To help achieve this goal, the California Energy Commission (CEC) approved a $2.9 billion investment plan to accelerate California’s EV charging goals.