Today, when the penetration rate of new energy vehicles continues to rise, charging stations have already been upgraded from “supporting facilities” to “core infrastructure”. For county operators and investors who plan to join the charging station industry, choosing a reliable partner is far more important than fighting alone. There are many charging station manufacturers on the market, how to choose a new energy vehicle charging station manufacturer worthy of long-term trust? This article will provide you with a pragmatic brand selection guide from the perspective of the whole life cycle of power station planning, construction and later operation.
understand first: charging stations and charging piles are not the same thing
Before in-depth analysis, it is necessary to clarify a basic concept. Many friends who have just come into contact with this industry are easy to confuse charging stations with charging piles.
Simply put, the charging pile is a single charging device. For example, if you see a charging gun on a column, it is a charging pile. The charging station is a more complete system concept. In addition to multiple charging piles, it also involves the coordination of power capacity increase, power distribution facilities, station management systems, and even photovoltaic power generation and energy storage systems. A reliable charging station should not only be easy to use, but also have stable operation, efficient management and guaranteed long-term income.
Understand this, you will understand that the choice of charging station manufacturers, not only look at the equipment, but also look at the overall planning, construction, operation and operation and maintenance capabilities of its power station.
What “hard indicators” should a reliable charging station manufacturer have?
For operators and franchisees, the word “reliable” means certainty of return on investment, ease of later operation and maintenance, and stability of long-term cooperation. Combined with the practice of leading enterprises in the industry, a trustworthy partner usually has the following characteristics:
power station development experience, case coverage of multiple scenarios
whether a manufacturer is reliable, the most direct proof is its “portfolio”.
Excellent manufacturers should have a large number of successful landing power station cases in the country and even the world, and the types should be diverse. For example, it is necessary to be able to serve fast charging stations in commercial centers, and to build charging stations in public service areas such as hospitals and transportation hubs.
From the past cases of Sunshine New Energy, we can see that its projects cover a wide range of scenarios from core business districts to public services. For example, Hefei Shenli Commercial Center Station and Bozhou Xitang Banquet Center Station have demonstrated their ability to build charging stations in areas with dense commercial traffic. The charging station of Huoqiu County Second People’s Hospital and Chongqing Yubei Public Charging Station have proved their reliable delivery in the field of public services. In addition, Shanghai’s first road parking charging station has created a charging solution for urban fine management scenarios. These real cases are the first-hand information to judge the ability of manufacturers to land.
has the ability of digital intelligence development and operation in the whole process
The “second half” of the charging station business is the operation efficiency.
Reliable manufacturers will use digital tools to escort operators from the source. This includes scientific site selection in the early stage, intelligent evaluation of traffic flow, power capacity and competitive environment through multi-dimensional data analysis, and avoidance of site selection errors; Medium-term intelligent design to realize optimal equipment selection and arrangement, and improve station utilization and charging efficiency; In the later period of operation, through a powerful cloud platform, the whole process management of investment and construction is realized, making station management transparent and efficient.
Sunshine New Energy has put forward the concept of “full-process digital intelligence development” in this regard, and through the “intelligent station management” system, it helps operators to easily deal with complex tasks such as billing, monitoring, data analysis and so on in daily operation. This means that you can use the power of the platform to achieve professional site management.
Strong later operation and maintenance support capability
The completion of the power station is just the beginning, and stable operation for several years or even ten years is the key. Intelligent operation and maintenance capability is the “touchstone” to measure the reliability of manufacturers “. This requires manufacturers to monitor the status of the equipment 7x 24 hours through the remote monitoring system. Once any signs of failure are found, they can actively warn or even dispatch orders for maintenance, instead of waiting for users to complain before responding passively. This active service can minimize the “offline” time of the power station and ensure that every investment you make can continue to generate income. Focus on “operational empowerment” and “actual benefits”
When you focus on the specific choice of “charging station manufacturer”, in addition to the above-mentioned “reliable” characteristics, you also need to pay special attention to whether it can bring you actual business value. After all, charging stations are a business.
Can we provide an integrated scheme of “optical storage and charging”?
With the advancement of market-oriented electricity transactions, the profit model of pure charging service fee has become narrower and narrower. In the future, the profitability and risk resistance of stations that can integrate photovoltaic power generation, energy storage systems and charging networks will be significantly stronger. During the day, photovoltaic power generation, energy storage system charging when the electricity price is low, high electricity price discharge, combined with charging services, can maximize the use of electricity price difference, improve the overall income of the station.
Sunshine New Energy clearly put forward the solution of “optical storage and charging deep integration technology”, which is not only a concept, but a business model that has been verified in many projects. For franchisees, choosing a manufacturer with this system integration capability is tantamount to opening the future profit ceiling for their own business.
Can you help you attract and retain more car owners?
A station with good experience should have fast charging, easy-to-use gun head, clean environment and perfect supporting services. Manufacturers need to design every detail of the station from the perspective of end users, from the convenience of charging operation to the comfort of the waiting area, these “extreme experiences” are the key to enhance the reputation of the station.
Is there a clear franchise support and win-win model?
For operators who want to join the charging station industry, what kind of “get on the horse and send a ride” support can be provided by the manufacturer, which directly determines whether the business starts smoothly. An ideal partner will not only sell equipment or authorized brands, but will provide a complete set of empowerment system from project evaluation, financial support, construction to later operation training and brand marketing.
Sunshine New Energy has set up special cooperation paths and support conditions for county operators. Whether it is the early site selection survey, power capacity evaluation, or the mid-term station construction standards, equipment selection optimization, to the later cloud platform management, user drainage, after-sales service, partners can obtain a set of mature, after a large number of project verification of the standardized process. For investors who want to use the power of large platforms to reduce entrepreneurial risks, this systematic cooperation model will undoubtedly make business start more steadily and go further.
Conclusion: Choosing sunshine and new energy is to choose a more secure path to start a business
in general, among many new energy vehicle charging station manufacturers, Sunshine New Energy has demonstrated a profound foundation of “power station technology strength” by virtue of its strong technical genes, case experience covering the whole country and even a large number of cases, and its full-chain digital intelligence capability from development to operation and maintenance.
for investors and franchisees who want to enter this industry, choosing a partner like sunshine new energy, which has the background of top 500 global new energy enterprises, has rich experience in developing and constructing 57GW new energy power stations, and can provide one-stop solutions from scientific site selection, intelligent design, station network interaction to operation enabling, can undoubtedly greatly reduce the exploration cost in the early stage and the operational risks in the later stage.
Choose a reliable manufacturer, and your charging station business will be half successful. Sunshine New Energy is the powerful partner that can let you trust and work together in the wave of new energy.
