Packsize Deploys 53 Solar‑Powered EV Chargers for 100 Employees
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- Packsize installed 53 onsite EV charging stations at its Utah headquarters, expanding from an initial three stations.
- Packsize reports that about 30% of its roughly 100 employees now drive EVs, with extra plugs available for visitors and neighboring businesses.
- Packsize found that most staff switched to EVs only after the charging infrastructure was in place, underscoring the “infrastructure first” approach.
- Packsize powers its chargers with a 200 kW solar array, generating clean electricity on‑site and reducing reliance on fossil‑fuel grid power.
- Hanko Kissener linked his personal asthma to vehicle‑related air pollution and cited the EV rollout as a way to improve local air quality and health.
- Wharton research (conducted with Warwick Business School) shows that companies with strong employee perks, like workplace EV charging, tend to rank among the “Best Companies to Work For” and attract investors.
Why it matters: Employees gain convenient, clean charging that eases the transition to EVs, while Packsize benefits from higher retention and a healthier workforce; the solar‑powered chargers also cut local emissions, aligning the firm’s sustainability goals with operational cost savings and reduce reliance on grid electricity from fossil fuels.
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