Workplace stalls
Application: all-day parking beside an office. Interface question: shared panel capacity versus one circuit per pedestal. RFQ unit: stall, not a campus lump sum.
Independent sourcing partner
Prepare an ev charger supplier brief before factory quotes are lined up
CurrentCore Sourcing helps US project buyers name the charger family, the site, and the fields a quotation must answer. We coordinate original-manufacturer conversations. We do not stock stalls, stamp drawings, or certify a listing.
Exact-item file list
A family brochure describes a product range. It does not identify the cabinet, dispenser, or pedestal a supplier just quoted. Ask the proposed factory to bind each file to the quoted model number.
Ask for a current datasheet that states AC or DC output and rated power, for example 7.2 kW, 11 kW, or 19.2 kW on a Level 2 EVSE, or 50 kW, 120 kW, or 180 kW where DC fast charging is the request. Ask for the dimensional drawing of the pedestal, wall box, or cabinet. The connector line should name J1772, NACS, or CCS for that model. The network line should say whether OCPP is offered and which version. A safety-listing or test record is requested, not assumed, and it has to cite the same model.
Approvals still open
Keep these boxes empty until a named party accepts them. CurrentCore Sourcing can chase the document. It cannot close the box.
Input service: record 208 V, 240 V, or 480 V, the phase count, and the breaker the site drawing shows, such as 40 A or 80 A. Output window: state the kW the stall must deliver and whether that figure is nameplate or a site-limited setting. Cable and enclosure: note cable length, retractors, and the enclosure rating the location needs. Operating temperature: write the exposed-pad range, for example -20 °C to 50 °C, and ask which test basis the factory uses. Authority having jurisdiction: leave interconnection, accessibility, and listing acceptance with the reviewer who signs the job. If a battery sits on the same pad, ask how the charger limit differs from the battery management system; do not fold a 150 kWh storage line into the charger price.
Start from the commercial inquiry cards or read the procurement brief before you send quantity and destination.
Five site contexts that change the brief
The same catalog name can hide a different interface. Pick the context, then write the RFQ unit the factory should price.
Fleet depot
Application: return-to-base vehicles with a known dwell. Interface question: sequential power sharing versus dedicated DC output. RFQ unit: dispenser plus any power cabinet called out separately.
Retail dwell
Application: short visits at a store or fuel forecourt. Interface question: payment terminal ownership versus a charger that only dispenses energy. RFQ unit: equipped stall with stated cable reach.
Multifamily parking
Application: assigned or shared residential stalls. Interface question: load management across many Level 2 EVSE points. RFQ unit: pedestal or wall box with the energy-management boundary written out.
Storage-adjacent yard
Application: chargers beside an on-site battery. Interface question: who supplies the charger control versus the battery management system. RFQ unit: charger only, unless the brief explicitly adds the storage line.
Application notes for higher-power cabinets sit on the DC contexts page. Field normalization for 208/240 V stalls is on Level 2 fields.
Questions buyers ask before the first factory pass
Quote basis
What has to match before two quotations can be ranked?
Match specification, quantity, currency, included cables, freight, tax or duty treatment, document set, and exclusions. A lower unit price on a shorter cable or a missing network license is a different purchase.
Do you need an existing price to open a brief?
No. An optional target budget can name a currency and say whether it is per stall or for the whole order. High-end, mid-range, budget, or undecided is your preference, not a rating we have audited.
Samples and documents
Can a sample replace the datasheet?
No. A sample, if the factory offers one, still needs the current drawing and datasheet for the same model number. Ask who pays return freight and what the sample is allowed to prove.
Ask the supplier to state MOQ, sample charges, and whether sample acceptance changes the bulk-order specification. A longer parking dwell may support Level 2 EVSE; a short turnaround may require a different charging architecture. Have the project reviewer compare vehicle acceptance, available service, and dwell requirements rather than rank chargers on kW alone.
Which compliance files should the brief request?
Request the listing or test record that applies to the quoted model, plus installation instructions. Do not treat another model’s certificate as evidence. Battery transport files matter only when the line item is a battery, not a charger.
Quantity, timing, and acceptance
How should quantity and delivery be written?
State the count, the unit (stall, dispenser, or cabinet), the US destination, and the requested window. Lead time stays “to be confirmed” until the factory writes it against that quantity.
What does acceptance look like on arrival?
Compare nameplate kW, connector, serial, and the agreed document pack with the purchase record. Commissioning method and who may energize the circuit stay outside this desk.
Send the product, quantity, destination, and timing
Tell us the charger configuration you need priced and the US site it serves. We will use that brief to request factory quotations and to flag missing evidence. A reply time is not promised, and no percentage off a market price is offered on this page.
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