Xeal’s EV charging protocol creates a direct link between EV and charger with no cell or WiFi connection

Public EV charging has a reliability problem—to put it mildly. Charging provider Xeal Energy believes that 95% of the problems are caused by dependence on cellular or WiFi networks, which create multiple points of failure.

Xeal says its patented Xeal Protocol establishes a direct, encrypted communication channel between a driver’s smartphone and an EV charger without requiring a cellular network, WiFi or an external server. The architecture supports tap-to-charge functionality, and the company says it can offer a 100% uptime guarantee.

Xeal’s system also enables dynamic power optimization technology that can enable properties to install up to three times more charging stations using the same electrical capacity, compared to unmanaged charging.

Xeal has deployed its charging platform with more than 300 customers in 500 US cities. Customers include UBS, AvalonBay Communities, Lincoln Property, Brookfield, Princeton University, the University of Texas at Austin and Pfizer.

Now the company is offering its charging technology to multifamily and commercial properties in Canada.

“Roughly 35% of Canadians live in multifamily settings and more than 80% of charging happens at home. Property owners need charging infrastructure that works reliably,” said Xeal CEO and co-founder Nikhil S. Bharadwaj. “By eliminating the primary cause of charger downtime, our self-reliant Helix Computing Protocol guarantees 100% uptime to help Canadian real estate owners expand charging capacity and meet growing demand.”

Source: Xeal Energy