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Autonomous Vehicle Charging Built for 24/7 Uptime

An idle AV earns nothing. SparkCharge delivers always-on, autonomous charging that keeps your driverless fleet on the road, no grid buildout, no attendants.

Autonomous vehicle at night

Fleet ops · live

Dispatching

37

charging now

autonomous dispatch · no attendant on-site

AV-114

82%

AV-207

54%

AV-338

96%

99.9%

fleet uptime

24/7

runtime

Unlimited

capacity

Built for autonomous fleets

Always-on AV depot charging. Fully autonomous.

Service · recommended

Charging-as-a-Service

A fully managed charging operation for your AV fleet. SparkAI dispatches every session autonomously, you pay per kWh delivered.

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Product

Battery Energy Storage (BESS)

On-site storage delivers high-power charging around the clock without a grid upgrade, so duty cycles never wait on the utility.

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PowerHub Generation

Clean, quiet on-site generation that pairs with storage to keep charging live even with zero grid connection.

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Charging-as-a-Service

Charging that runs itself.

SparkCharge deploys and operates the whole system, and SparkAI dispatches every session, so a driverless fleet never waits on a person to plug in.

$0

upfront capex

24/7

autonomous

99.9%

uptime

Your fleet runs 24/7. The grid doesn't keep up.

The grid-only route

Depot capacity can't match round-the-clock duty cycles

Every charging bottleneck is an idle, unearning vehicle

Charging left unmonitored between manual checks

Expansion gated by multi-year utility upgrades

The SparkCharge route

Always-on power sized to 24/7 operations

AI-managed software monitors charging autonomously, for seamless operations

On-site battery system or PowerHub generation means no grid buildout

Scales as you add vehicles and routes

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FAQ

AV Charging FAQ, Autonomous Vehicle Depot Power Questions

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01

Can autonomous vehicle (AV) fleets charge 24/7?

Yes. SparkCharge delivers always-on power sized to round-the-clock duty cycles, so an autonomous fleet never has to wait for a charging window. On-site battery energy storage systems (BESS) and PowerHub generation keep power available continuously, independent of grid capacity or utility hours.

02

Do AV fleets need a grid upgrade to add charging capacity?

No. SparkCharge deploys on-site battery storage and PowerHub generation directly to your site, so charging capacity scales as you add vehicles and routes without a multi-year utility upgrade. This avoids the grid buildout that typically bottlenecks depot capacity for growing autonomous fleets.

03

How does SparkAI manage charging for a driverless fleet?

SparkAI monitors charging autonomously across your entire fleet, monitoring sessions based on real-time vehicle state of charge (SOC) and route demand. This removes the need for manual scheduling or a person tracking charging status, keeping operations fully autonomous end-to-end.

04

What happens if an autonomous vehicle can't reach a charging station in time?

SparkCharge's infrastructure is sized to your fleet's actual duty cycles, not fixed hours, so charging capacity is built to match round-the-clock demand rather than leaving vehicles idle waiting for an open station. Capacity scales as your fleet and routes grow, keeping charging available when vehicles need it.

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