Enel
X
Way
North
America,
which
owns
EV
charger
brand
JuiceBox,
is
closing
down
its
electric
vehicle
business
in
the
US
and
Canada
and
will
shut
off
connectivity
services
for
commercial
and
home
hardware.
In
a
statement
posted
on
the
JuiceBox
website,
the
company
said
it
will
close
down
on
October
11th,
but
it’s
turning
off
all
customer
support
lines
“effective
immediately.”
If
you
own
a
JuiceBox
charger
at
home,
you’ll
soon
lose
all
connectivity
with
the
app,
but
it
will
still
charge
your
EV
without
the
features.
Enel
is
removing
the
Enel
X
Way
app
(which
currently
has
a
2.7-star
rating)
from
the
App
Store.
The
app
lets
you
check
charging
status
and
history,
set
charging
schedules,
see
energy
use,
and
lock
the
charger
down
for
only
certain
users.
The
app
is
also
used
with
the
company’s
commercial
charging
stations,
which
will
no
longer
work
anyway
since
they
require
external
software
to
operate.
You
won’t
be
able
to
keep
track
of
energy
usage
and
charging
sessions
among
other
features
soon.Screenshot:
The
Verge
JuiceBox’s
former
owner,
eMotorWerks,
was
purchased
by
Enel
in
2017.
JuiceBox
branded
chargers
were
sold
through
multiple
automakers,
and
many
EV
early
adopters
(myself
included)
bought
their
connected
home
chargers.
Enel
Group,
which
owns
the
USA-based
subsidiary
Enel
X
Way
USA,
says
the
decision
is
“strategic,”
and
it
will
refocus
on
building
EV
infrastructure
in
countries
where
it's
already
operating
an
electricity
retail
business:
Additionally,
the
dynamics
of
the
EV
market
in
the
US
have
changed
quite
a
lot
in
the
last
year
and,
like
many
other
companies,
Enel
X
Way
North
America
has
been
impacted
by
high
interest
rates
which
have
increased
the
cost
of
scaling
the
charging
infrastructure
business
in
a
framework
of
sustained
uncertainty
where
EV
sales
growth
expectations
have
not
been
met.
Enel
Group
says
a
third-party
firm
is
handling
the
company’s
affairs
as
it
steps
away.
Its
products
and
services
outside
of
the
US
and
Canada
are
not
affected.
(Originally posted by Umar Shakir)
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