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Sudbury committee warned Enel exit could disable town EV chargers; contingency plan favors software switch or limited hardware replacement
Summary
Town sustainability committee heard that Enel will exit North America and stop software support for dispatched chargers; staff are pursuing a software migration to "Red e" (a 5¢/kWh revenue-share) and will replace units with discounted Autel hardware if integration fails. No vote occurred due to lack of quorum.
The Town of Sudbury’s sustainability committee was told that Enel, the manufacturer whose hardware underpins several town electric-vehicle charging stations, has notified customers it is leaving the North American market and will end software support — a step that could render the chargers inoperative.
Patrick, the staff member who briefed the panel, said the vendor emailed the town and gave a short deadline to find a workaround. "When that software is no longer supported, it will effectively render the charging station pretty much useless," he said. He described two fallback options:…
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