JuiceBox EV chargers are about to lose all their connectivity features

Enel X Way North America, which owns EV charger marque JuiceBox, is closing down its electrical conveyance concern successful the US and Canada and volition unopen disconnected connectivity services for commercialized and location hardware. In a connection posted connected the JuiceBox website, the institution said it volition adjacent down connected October 11th, but it’s turning disconnected each lawsuit enactment lines “effective immediately.”

If you ain a JuiceBox charger astatine home, you’ll soon suffer each connectivity with the app, but it volition inactive complaint your EV without the features. Enel is removing the Enel X Way app (which presently has a 2.7-star rating) from the App Store. The app lets you cheque charging presumption and history, acceptable charging schedules, spot vigor use, and fastener the charger down for lone definite users. The app is besides utilized with the company’s commercialized charging stations, which volition nary longer enactment anyhow since they necessitate outer bundle to operate.

JuiceBox’s erstwhile owner, eMotorWerks, was purchased by Enel successful 2017. JuiceBox branded chargers were sold done aggregate automakers, and galore EV aboriginal adopters (myself included) bought their connected location chargers.

Enel Group, which owns the USA-based subsidiary Enel X Way USA, says the determination is “strategic,” and it volition refocus connected gathering EV infrastructure successful countries wherever it's already operating an energy retail business:

Enel Group says a third-party steadfast is handling the company’s affairs arsenic it steps away. Its products and services extracurricular of the US and Canada are not affected.