On March 18–19, 2026, TDC joined over 5,000 charging professionals, fleet managers, utilities, and policymakers at the EV Charging Summit & Expo (EVCS) in Las Vegas—North America's largest gathering dedicated to transportation electrification infrastructure. For two packed days at the Westgate Resort, our team showcased TDC's AC and DC charging solutions, held dozens of conversations with prospective partners, and came away with a clearer picture of where the North American market is heading and how TDC can help shape it.

Why EVCS mattered for TDC
EVCS is not your typical trade show. With over 300 exhibitors, 65 technical sessions, and speakers from organizations like Lucid Motors, National Grid, and CharIN, the event is designed for people who are actually building and operating charging networks today—not just talking about the future. For TDC, EVCS offered a chance to meet the decision-makers who control budgets, set deployment timelines, and choose which chargers go into the ground across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Our goals were simple: introduce TDC's full product range to the North American audience, learn what real-world operators and site hosts need most, and identify partnership opportunities that could accelerate our market entry in 2026 and beyond.

What we brought to the booth
At our booth, TDC displayed a range of solutions tailored to the diverse needs we see across residential, commercial, fleet, and public charging:
- AC chargers (7–22 kW) for home, workplace, and destination charging, with dynamic load management and OCPP compliance built in.
- DC fast chargers designed for depot, corridor, and high-turnover commercial sites, offering reliable performance and straightforward maintenance.
- Smart Mobile Charger with ESS (energy storage system), which can be deployed quickly in locations where grid capacity is limited or where temporary charging is needed during events, construction, or peak demand periods.
Throughout the two days, visitors stopped by to ask detailed technical questions: How does load balancing work when ten vehicles plug in at once? Can your chargers integrate with our existing energy management platform? What does your service and spareparts model look like in North America? These were not hypothetical questions—they were coming from fleet operators managing hundreds of vehicles, property developers planning multifamily charging rollouts, and charge point operators expanding their networks across multiple states.

Conversations that stood out
Several themes came up repeatedly in our booth conversations, and they align closely with what we have been hearing in other markets:

Reliability and uptime are non-negotiable
Multiple fleet managers told us that charger downtime costs them money and erodes driver confidence. One logistics company representative explained that even a single broken charger at a depot can force drivers to wait in line or skip charging altogether, putting delivery schedules at risk. For them, hardware quality, remote diagnostics, and fast local service matter more than the lowest hardware price.

Scalability without massive upfront grid upgrades
Real-estate developers and parking operators consistently asked about dynamic load management and phased expansion. Many buildings and parking structures were built decades ago and lack the electrical capacity to support dozens of chargers at once. Solutions that can intelligently share available power and scale up as more vehicles arrive—without requiring a full transformer replacement on day one—are in high demand.

Open standards and vendor flexibility
A recurring concern was avoiding vendor lock-in. Operators want chargers that support OCPP (Open Charge Point Protocol), can work with thirdparty software platforms, and allow them to switch backend providers if needed. TDC's commitment to OCPP 2.0.1 and open APIs resonated with many visitors who had been burned by proprietary systems in the past.

Local service and support infrastructure
Several prospective customers asked point-blank: "If something breaks, who fixes it, and how fast?" For a company like TDC entering North America, this reinforced the importance of building strong partnerships with local distributors, installers, and service providers who can respond quickly and speak the customer's language—both literally and in terms of understanding local codes, permitting, and grid rules.

Key industry trends we observed at EVCS
Beyond our own booth, walking the expo floor and attending sessions revealed where the North American market is heading:
- Energy storage and solar integration are moving from niche to mainstream. Multiple exhibitors showcased chargers paired with battery storage and renewable generation, allowing site hosts to reduce demand charges, provide backup power, and charge vehicles even during grid outages.
- Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) and bidirectional charging were hot topics, with dedicated workshops and panels exploring how electric vehicles can act as mobile energy resources, feeding power back to buildings or the grid during peak times.
- Fleet electrification at scale is no longer experimental. Companies operating delivery vans, service trucks, school buses, and municipal vehicles are moving forward with concrete deployment plans, and they need depot charging solutions that are robust, easy to manage, and cost-effective over the long term.
- Smart Policy and incentives remain critical. Sessions on federal funding, state grants, and utility programmes drew packed rooms, underscoring that many projects still depend on financial support to close the business case—especially in underserved or rural areas.

What EVCS 2026 means for TDC's next steps
Participating in EVCS reinforced several strategic priorities for TDC as we grow our North American presence:

Build local partnerships
Hardware alone is not enough. Success in North America requires working with trusted local distributors (like our recent exclusive partnership with FABRICAS P4 in Mexico), installers who understand regional building codes, and service networks that can respond quickly when issues arise.
Focus on reliability and ease of integration
Customers care less about flashy features and more about solutions that work day in and day out, integrate smoothly with their existing systems, and can be serviced without flying in a technician from halfway around the world.
Tailor offerings to different segments
The needs of a 200-vehicle fleet depot are different from those of a shopping mall, a highway rest stop, or a residential apartment complex. TDC's modular product range—from AC wallboxes to DC fast chargers to mobile units with storage—positions us to serve all these segments, but we need to package and communicate our solutions clearly for each audience.
Stay close to the real-world deployment challenges
Trade shows like EVCS are valuable not just for lead generation but for listening. The questions visitors ask, the pain points they describe, and the features they wish existed all feed back into our product roadmap and service model.

Looking ahead
EVCS 2026 was more than an exhibition—it was a reality check and a roadmap. The North American EV charging market is large, competitive, and moving fast, but it is also full of opportunity for companies that can deliver reliable hardware, flexible integration, and strong local support.
For TDC, the conversations we had in Las Vegas have already influenced our product development priorities, partnership strategy, and go-to-market approach for the rest of 2026. We came to Las Vegas to learn, connect, and showcase what TDC can do. We left with a clearer sense of where we fit in North America's charging infrastructure buildout—and we are excited to turn those booth conversations into real projects in the months ahead.
If you visited our booth at EVCS or want to learn more about TDC's charging solutions for North America, reach out to our team. We would be happy to continue the conversation.

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