Innovative Software Platform Empowers Builders of EV Charging Infrastructure

The EV revolution is going strong in the United States, despite some reporting to the contrary. An EV sales growth slowdown in the first quarter (Q1) of 2024 led to a resurgence in US EV sales in Q2. Bloomberg reported that In April, the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimated that US sales of fully electric vehicles (EVs) will soar to 2.5 million in 2025, up from 1.2 million in 2023.

According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, nearly 28 million EV chargers will be needed to support 33 million EVs expected to be on US roads by 2030, 20 times the current installed base.

Contractors and Installers are Leading the Charge

Contractors and installers have a critical role to play in the growth of EV charging infrastructure. Beyond selecting the right electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), careful design and planning of the electrical infrastructure is paramount to project success.

Yet, from site assessments to estimating and quoting to engineering design, many parts of the electrical and civil works design and planning are often marked by various manual steps and processes. Even when digital tools are utilized to improve the process, different parts of the design and planning process are scattered across different platforms, making the workflow and coordination challenging. The continuing shortage of skilled electrical workers further accentuates the need for greater operational efficiency.

Monterra Helps Contractors and Installers Design, Plan, and Sell Projects Faster

Monterra, a fast-emerging software company based in San Francisco, California, is helping supercharge EV charging installers’ assessment, design, and quoting workflows. Monterra is focused on empowering EV charging contractors – to design and quote projects faster, reclaim hours historically wasted on manual work, and ultimately grow their EV charging business at a rapid pace.

“We’re offering EV charging contractors and turnkey providers a new way to approach the EV charging market. Our customers are using Monterra to re-engineer how they assess, design, and sell projects. Our customers are turning around proposals that would have taken them hours and days, in less than an hour. By getting quotes and proposals in their customers’ hands faster, our customers are increasing their sales velocity, qualifying leads more efficiently with minimal wasted work, and ultimately boosting margins from their EV charging business.” said David Kim, Co-Founder & CEO of Monterra.

According to a recent customer survey, Monterra’s customers are reducing their lead-to-proposal cycle time by 50-75% and increasing the win rate of their proposals by up to 50%. Income Power, BT2 Energy, and ProCal are three of many companies partnering with Monterra to boost their EV charging business.

“Monterra has been instrumental to our business since we began using their software. Our project managers can easily build out presentations, estimates and account for an array of different circumstances. With Monterra, we’re winning projects so that we can deliver seamless and reliable EV charging design and install services to our customers. Additionally, the team at Monterra responds quickly to inquiries, ideas and suggestions we have to better suit our business model.” said Patrick Lloyd, President of Income Power, a full-service EV charging solution provider headquartered in Michigan.

BT2 Energy, a Turnkey EV charging provider and consultant based in Massachusetts, is another company improving project design and sales with Monterra.

David Mason, COO of BT2 Energy remarked: “Monterra has really helped streamline our EV charging design process. The platform helps us deliver clear, concise designs, significantly enhancing our workflow. What I appreciate the most is their responsive team, who consistently implements updates to meet our evolving needs.”

Similarly, Brian Morales, President & CEO of ProCal, a San Diego, CA based engineering, design & installation firm specializing in lighting, electric vehicle solutions and clean energy projects, sees Monterra as a crucial bridge between the immense EV charging market opportunity and ProCal’s business development team.

“The integration of Monterra’s toolkits equipping our salesforce is a game-changer. This efficiency boost allows us to not only handle a higher volume of proposals but also pursue a greater number of EV charging opportunities.” remarks Morales.

All-In-One Platform, From Site Assessment to Customer-Ready Proposal

Monterra’s all-in-one platform brings together project planning steps that are closely related but are typically done in multiple tools. Monterra was designed to address the specific nuances of EV charging projects, from site layout design and cost estimating to site walk report and sales proposal generation.

“We’ve designed the product with strong emphasis on automation. For example, our customers can encode complex quoting logic into automated “rules”, and we run electrical analysis on raceways to ensure proper wire-sizing.” noted Kelson Reiss, Monterra’s CPO and co-founder.

EVinfo.net Recommends Monterra

EVinfo.net promotes EV adoption through sharing news and information about the fast-growing EV revolution in America and around the globe. We are proud to partner with forward-thinking companies such as Monterra. Monterra is solving an important problem, reducing the complexity of preparing EV charging proposals and plans. This helps the EV revolution move faster, overcoming barriers. The EV revolution is a key part of reducing greenhouse gasses from the transportation sector and fighting climate change.

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