Voltpost Launches Ceiling-Mount EV Chargers for Garages — SkimNews
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- Voltpost launched two new Voltpost Air Level 2 EV charger models — a Ceiling Mount for parking garages and a Surface Mount for walls and pedestals — expanding beyond its original lamppost-mounted chargers.
- The Ceiling Mount installs overhead with an AutoCoil cable that lowers and retracts, keeping charging cables off garage floors where they risk damage from vehicles, water, or snow.
- Voltpost estimates the new chargers can install in hours with little or no trenching, cutting installation costs by up to 70% depending on site conditions and existing electrical infrastructure.
- Each charger delivers up to 9.6 kW, adding roughly 25-30 miles of range per hour, and can be ordered with one or two ports in J1772 or NACS connectors.
- Nearly one-third of US homes are in multi-unit buildings, yet less than 5% of home EV charging takes place there, with installation costs, limited electrical capacity, and assigned-parking logistics among the cited barriers.
- Voltpost has not yet announced pricing, delivery dates, or first deployment locations; the chargers are Build America, Buy America compliant with modular, replaceable components.
Why it matters: Property owners and developers of multi-unit buildings — where nearly a third of US households live but less than 5% of home EV charging currently happens — gain a retrofit option that bypasses the trenching and electrical upgrades that have stalled apartment-charging projects, though Voltpost has yet to disclose pricing, delivery dates, or pilot sites that would let operators gauge actual costs.
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