The company’s new EV charger facilities have more than 14,000 square meters (154,000 square feet) of space for operations, doubling the company’s operations space worldwide.
Durham is one of the top growth cities in the US. The Durham-Raleigh area hosts the Research Triangle Park (RTP), one of the largest research parks in the US. The Triangle area is particularly strong in biotech, agtech, fintech and quantum computing. In 2022, Durham was chosen as the second-best place to live for quality of life out of 150 cities in the US. The tech workforce thrives in a region that supports cross-sector collaboration and has a lot of partnership opportunities among universities, tech schools, and the corporate community.
“I think Durham is a perfect location for Kempower,” said Tomi Ristimäki, Kempower’s CEO. “Durham's population and employment rate have been growing over the past decade, and the Durham-Raleigh area has very high-quality universities, such as Duke University, NC State University and UNC. We want to work closely with local schools and research facilities to attract future talent to the industry.”
Kempower’s new facility will produce reliable and user-friendly DC fast chargers for electric cars, trucks, buses, and electric machines. In the first phase, Kempower will scale up the local assembly to produce NEVI (National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure) compliant Kempower Satellite charging systems. The company aims to start the assembly of NEVI compliant DC chargers by the end of 2023. Staff recruitment is underway.
“Kempower is committed to making EV charging reliability a top priority. In the US, driving long distances is more common than in Europe, which makes the reliability of chargers an even more pressing issue. By having a tried and tested system in place to ensure the reliability of Kempower chargers, we have the confidence that our chargers are fit to serve the continent’s EV drivers,” Tomi Ristimäki concludes.
