There is no shortage of lists available to summarize 2024, but here at Darcy, we have a unique data set with activity on Darcy Connect from over 10,000 energy company Connect Users. Our data highlights which innovators gained most attention on Darcy Connect through views, clicks, likes, follows, meetings scheduled, fundings, and other factors. Combined with analysis from our Research Team about technology developments and market traction, we have selected the Top 10 Innovators from 2024 in each of our coverage channels. This is our way of saying: "these are the innovators that your peers are most interested in, and that our Researchers view as novel and impactful - so you should learn more about them". In this article, you will find the Innovators that made it on the list in the category of Transportation Electrification.

But there is far more detail to look at than what you'll find here.

• The Innovator names are all linked to their Storefront, where you can find in-depth information on their products, business models, and our Research Team's insights. Here, Connect Users are able to schedule meetings with the Innovators or request updates.
• Throughout Q1, you will find weekly articles like this with Top 10 lists from our Oil & Gas, Power & Utilities, Sustainability, and Energy Transition research programs.
• All articles will be followed by a Darcy Live Event. On the Event page, you can find the full Darcy Live schedule for Q1.

Here you can find our event for Transportation Electrification: Best of 2024: Transportation Electrification, scheduled for Thursday, January 23, 2025.

The Top 10 Innovators from 2024 in Transportation Electrification (in alphabetical order)

• Beam Global: manufactures sustainable EV charging and safe energy storage technologies. In 2024, Beam developed and received its first order for its BeamSpot—a streetlight replacement that can be powered by solar, wind, or the grid.
• dcbel: provides residential bidirectional EV chargers that integrate with solar inverters and an energy management platform. In January 2024 dcbel received the largest funding amount ($52 million) under the REDWDS program.
• FlexCharging: provides a telematics-based software platform for managed charging and EV incentives programs. FlexCharging is partnering with Camus to provide grid-informed managed charging for utilities including VEC.
• Flipturn: a unified EV fleet operations and charging management platform. In 2024 the company raised $11 million, received SOC2 certification, and announced partnerships with companies including Geotab and Zeem Solutions.
• Greenlane: developing charging network with publicly accessible hubs for MHD battery-electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in the US. This year, Greenlane announced its 280-mile corridor and received a $15 million grant.
• Highland Electric Fleets: a turnkey solution provider that delivers electric school buses to districts and fleet providers. In October, the US DOE awarded Highland’s V2G project with 12 utility partners $10.9 million in cost-share funding.
• Hubject: an EV charging roaming platform and a Plug & Charge (ISO 15118) software developer. In 2024, Hubject announced an unprecedented number of partnerships with companies including Chargepoint, Comdata, and others.
• it’s electric: partners with property owners to install compact L2 EV chargers on city curbsides. In 2024, itselectric announced its UL certified detachable cable charger, raised $6.5 million, and deployed across cities including Boston.
• Kempower: designs, manufactures, and commercializes charging solutions for EVs and machines. In 2024 Kempower opened a HQ in Durham, NC, achieved CTEP certification, and installed chargers using only electric equipment.
• Synop: Offers end-to-end software solutions that optimize and manage charging, energy, and payments for commercial EV fleets and depots. At the end of 2023 they announced their Brooklyn, NY Interoperability Charging Lab providing a platform for interoperability testing spanning all chargers, telematics, and vehicles. In December, Synop became the Bus2Grid charge management solution.

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