2026
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GridLink is not a faster electric vehicle charger. It is infrastructure designed to solve the real constraint holding EV adoption back: where charging can exist, not how quickly it charges once installed.
As EV adoption accelerates, the North American grid is under growing strain from aging infrastructure, extreme weather, and surging demand from electrification/data-intensive industries. This means rural, underserved, and disaster-prone regions are often excluded from fast charging—not because demand is absent, but because the grid cannot support it. GridLink is how XCharge North America is addressing that reality.
GridLink is a battery-integrated DC fast-charging platform that combines 215 kWh of liquid-cooled energy storage, bidirectional power flow, and high-power DC charging within a compact system compatible with 208V or 480V service. Rather than relying entirely on real-time grid capacity, GridLink stores energy when supply is stable and costs are low, then delivers power during peak demand, ensuring reliable fast charging even in constrained locations.
This architecture fundamentally reimagines EV charging infrastructure. GridLink turns charging stations into distributed energy resources that can stabilize local networks, reduce peak loads, and participate in demand-response programs. Integrated solar capability further enhances resilience, enabling charging sites to operate with greater independence from centralized infrastructure.
The result is a charger that expands—not concentrates—access. By decoupling fast charging from grid upgrades, GridLink makes high-power EV charging viable in places traditionally left behind where infrastructure investment has lagged. This shift is critical to democratizing EV adoption. When fast charging is no longer limited to dense urban corridors, EVs stop being a privilege and become a practical option for more drivers.
GridLink has moved beyond experimentation into execution. It is fully commercialized, has achieved UL 1973 and UL 9540A certifications, and is operating today across North America—delivering measurable energy throughput and grid benefits while lowering operational costs for site hosts.
EV infrastructure is entering a more demanding phase, defined by accountability rather than novelty. GridLink reflects that shift. It is innovation not as spectacle, but as systems thinking—reframing EV charging from passive consumption into active infrastructure that strengthens the grid, broadens access, and enables a more inclusive electric future.
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Huang Ting Integrated Marketing Communications Co., Ltd.
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Innovation in Campaign - Event Campaign
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Taiwan
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Aproject Factory
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Innovation in Design - Educational and Training Content Design
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United States
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CGS Immersive
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Innovation in Technology - Future of Work Technology
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United States
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TP
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Innovation in Services and Solutions - Financial Services
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India