Irvine-based electric vehicle services provider Qmerit is teaming up with Ford Motor Co. for home electric vehicle charger station installations for its currently available all-electric vehicles, further strengthening Orange County’s role a hub for electric cars and truck development.
Qmerit said Oct. 28 it will provide Ford’s Mustang Mach-E customers with its Charge@Home services for installing and supporting EV charger stations at individual homes and multifamily residences. Financial terms were not released.
“We are thrilled to be working with the iconic Ford brand,” Qmerit Founder and Chief Executive Tracy Price told the Business Journal.
“The growth in the auto electrification market is critical for global decarbonization and we are very happy to be doing our part.”
The company has 26 employees in its Orange County headquarters and a nationwide network of certified installers.
Qmerit is focused on helping automakers’ customers with at-home vehicle charger installations.
Qmerit says its EV charger installation services make it easy to charge at home with either the Ford Mobile Charger or the Ford Connected Charge Station. “Simply plug in before bed and wake up ready for any adventure,” the company boasts.
$30B+ Investment
Ford is investing more than $30 billion in fully electric vehicles globally through 2025 and by 2030 expects 40% to 50% of its global vehicle volume to be fully electric.
The company’s current retail EV lineup includes the Mustang Mach-E and GT derivatives, to which Qmerit is a retail installation provider.
Qmerit says it operates the largest network of certified EV charger station installers in North America. The company connects individual and fleet customers with licensed electrical contractors best suited for their unique configurations, personal needs and geography.
The company has already performed over 10,000 EV charger installations in homes and multifamily residences, saying it’s become a reliable Ford Preferred Partner for the EV Charging@Home solution.
Qmerit delivers customers services related to electric vehicle charging stations, battery storage systems, solar system integration and microgrid solutions.
Rivian, Romeo Power
Orange County is also the home of electric vehicle maker Rivian Automotive. The Irvine-based company began the rollout of its first consumer vehicle, the R1T truck in mid-September, and is expected to go public later this month.
Qmerit said during the summer it landed a major contract with Rivian, the first reported deal between an Orange County company and the Amazon-backed electric automaker.
Rivian owners will fill out the online questionnaire on the automaker’s site for charger installs. The questionnaire will help to quickly assess where a charger might be installed and generate a price estimate before scheduling an installation. A permit and licensed electrician are also required.
California, with some of the most stringent greenhouse gas emissions legislation in the nation, has historically made up about 50% of Qmerit’s business, but work’s ramping elsewhere.
Qmerit’s customer base includes Jaguar, Land Rover,  Chevrolet,  Audi,  Volvo,  Volkswagen,  Lucid Motors,  Nissan, Ford,  Dodge,  and Chrysler,  Senior Vice President of Business Development Ken Sapp told the Business Journal in July.
Among other companies aimed at the booming electric vehicle market, battery maker Romeo Power Inc. will be moving more than 250 workers to a new site in Cypress. Romeo Power specializes in commercial vehicle applications.
Also in Irvine, Enevate is working on lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles.Â
