A partnership between Rhythmos.io and FlexCharging promises to expand access to distribution system-optimized managed charging and asset management for utilities and electric vehicle (EV) owners. The collaboration combines Rhythmos.io’s artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning data analytics technology with FlexCharging’s cloud-based grid orchestration solutions to enhance utility-managed and fleet charging programs.

Rhythmos.io and FlexCharging say they will bolster their network of partners to expand EV charging solutions and offer utilities, drivers, and fleet managers smart charging technology that will accelerate EV adoption.

The two firms cite the expected tripling of power consumption by 2050 and doubling of renewable energy sources over the next 15 years as driving factors for the partnership. Electricity demands and non-dispatchable renewable sources that cannot be turned on and off like traditional energy sources increase make integrations between Rhythmos.io and FlexCharging more essential to manage the power system, they claim.

Rhythmos.io software optimizes EV charging to align with high renewable energy availability periods to ensure ongoing electric grid reliability while providing easy driver access to preferences and controls, according to the company. Rhythmos.io is collaborating with EV charging equipment and service providers, EV manufacturers, and utilities to ensure electric system reliability.

“By forming this partnership with FlexCharging, we are bringing EV stakeholders together to accelerate innovation and help prevent grid reliability challenges before they happen,” said Kenneth Munson, Rhythmos.io CEO, in a press release. “This is precisely the type of cutting-edge partnership Rhythmos.io seeks to foster. It further shows how Rhythmos.io bridges between utility, vehicle manufacturer, and charging infrastructure ecosystems to enable more seamless and timely EV adoption.”

FlexCharging’s Adaptive Polling system addresses critical telematics issues of lost data and poor customer experience, the company claims, and were referenced in a New York Public Service Commission filing by National Grid.

Rhythmos.io and FlexCharging are expanding throughout North America. The partnership offers a turnkey distribution-optimized managed charging programs for utilities that provide customer program design, customer recruitment, and driver and utility dashboards for grid-aware active managed charging solutions. Rhythmos.io claims its Cadency EdgeAI cloud-based software will optimize when charging occurs to align with times of low grid stress and high renewable energy availability, helping to reduce the impact on the electric grid and the environment while saving money.

“FlexCharging saves EV drivers money on time-of-use rates, maximizes the use of clean energy through carbon-optimized charging, and empowers solar owners to drive on sunlight. What’s exciting about Rhythmos.io is their ability to understand the effects of electric vehicles and distributed energy resources at the utility transformer, feeder, and substation level,” said Brian Grunkemeyer, FlexCharging founder and CEO, in a press release.