On-Demand Portable EV Charging Network Announced

Feb. 23, 2021
With the service, EV owners can order a charge delivered to their vehicles using SparkCharge’s mobile app.

Feb. 23, 2021—SparkCharge, the creator of a portable electric vehicle charging system the Roadie, is launching an on-demand mobile EV charging network, Business Insider reported. 

In a partnership with Allstate Roadside, Spiffy, HONK Technologies and Mark Cuban, the company is launching service in 12 cities, including New York, Chicago, San Diego, Dallas, Boston, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. The company plans to roll out the service in 25 cities by the end of 2021. 

With the service, EV owners can order a charge delivered to their vehicles using SparkCharge’s mobile app. 

"Our goal is to basically be the fastest-growing EV charging network in the United States because we can be anywhere anytime," SparkCharge founder and CEO Josh Aviv told Insider. "With us it's like take it out of the box, plug it into a car, and you're charging the car."
 

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