That’s how Janne Kaija, Project Manager of the VireVihreä and VALO project pair at the Jyväskylä Educational Consortium Gradia, described the Vestel high-power charger we installed in August at Gradia’s Lievestuore campus.
Wennstrom handled the delivery, installation, commissioning, and user training for the electric charger in the project. The delivery was coordinated by Jani Lehto:
“The collaboration with Gradia went really smoothly, and thanks to good preliminary planning, the installation was trouble-free. The Vestel charger is the first of its kind in Finland, so I hope this serves as a great starting point. Vestel chargers stand out for their cost-effectiveness without compromising on quality. The charger is also very user-friendly and requires minimal maintenance,” Lehto explains.
The Vestel EVC03 Sirius 160kW charger is used at Gradia not only for charging but also for research purposes – in many different ways. Valuable data for the transport sector is gathered, for example, by using the school’s new electric truck and the charger under real loads and in actual local conditions. The commissioning of the charger has involved many parties around Gradia, from local transport companies to financiers, and from students to the university of applied sciences.
“Everything in the procurement went really well, and everyone involved in the project has been very satisfied and enthusiastic. Of course, it’s only been in use for a short time, but based on the experience so far, there’s nothing that comes to mind that needs improvement,” Kaija states.
Warm thanks for the great collaboration to GRADIA Jyväskylä Educational Consortium / Janne Kaija, Juha Honkamäki, and Mika Kinnunen!
The project has been funded by Gradia, the European Union (EU), the Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment of Central Finland (ELY-keskus), and the Regional Council of Central Finland.
In the photo from left to right: Jani Lehto from Wennstrom, Riku Koivisto from importer Bat. Power Oy, and Hulusi Çayırlı and Selim Demirkaya from device manufacturer Vestel.
