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The deployment, located at the American Center for Mobility (ACM)’s nationally designated mobility testbed near Detroit, is the first of 12 Voltpost chargers to be installed across the region.
Detroit, MI (June 6, 2025) — Voltpost, the lamppost electric vehicle (EV) charging company, today announced the first deployment of the company’s lamppost EV charging platform in Michigan. Voltpost collaborated with ACM to install the charging platform at ACM’s campus, a nationally designated mobility testbed located in Ypsilanti Township, near Detroit, Michigan. The deployment, which is supported by the Michigan Office of Future Mobility and Electrification (OFME) through its Michigan Mobility Funding Platform and NextEnergy, marks the first of 12 Voltpost lamppost chargers planned for installation at strategic locations across Detroit and surrounding areas. The purpose of each installation is to expand access to affordable, convenient EV charging for the city’s residents, businesses and visitors.
“Deploying this charger is a meaningful step toward making EV charging more accessible and equitable for all communities,” said Jeffrey Prosserman, CEO and co-founder of Voltpost. “ACM’s testbed provides the perfect proving ground to launch Voltpost Michigan. This collaboration lays the groundwork for a cleaner, more connected mobility future in Detroit, the nation’s epicenter of transportation innovation.”
Voltpost retrofits existing lampposts with modular, Level 2 EV chargers, providing a scalable and cost-effective way to offer curbside and parking lot charging in urban environments. This approach reduces the need for costly construction and shortens deployment timelines, making EV infrastructure more accessible for communities. The first charger has been installed in ACM’s parking area. The next wave of deployments is planned around Newlab at Michigan Central as part of OFME’s work, enabling testing and deployment of transportation technology in Michigan. With the support of NextEnergy, additional chargers will follow at pre-selected sites across Detroit. The Voltpost chargers are equipped with IoT connected by AT&T, which enhances the efficiency of the platform.
“At the American Center for Mobility, we are proud to serve as a testbed for pioneering mobility solutions that benefit both industry and community,” said Reuben Sarkar, president and CEO at ACM. “Collaborating with Voltpost to deploy this new EV charging technology enhances our mobility ecosystem and provides a meaningful step toward more sustainable urban transportation.”
“The Voltpost charger is an excellent example of activating opportunities for new mobility through innovation — creating meaningful, transformative change. Our goal is to make charging accessible for everyone, whether they live in a single-family or multifamily setting,” said Justine Johnson, chief mobility officer and head of OFME. “Together with our partners, we are proud to support these deployments of a very promising potential solution through the Michigan Mobility Funding Platform. The future of EV charging is around the corner, and we will make it in Michigan.”
“Expanding access to EV charging is critical to building a more equitable and inclusive transportation future. The installation of Voltpost’s lamppost charger at the American Center for Mobility demonstrates how we can repurpose existing infrastructure to bring convenient, affordable charging to the community,” said Jim Saber, CEO, NextEnergy. “We’re proud to support this milestone and look forward to advancing future Voltpost deployments that help close the gap in EV charging access nationwide.”
A public ribbon-cutting to celebrate the first commercial installation in Michigan is taking place on June 6 as part of the SAFE Demo Day 2025.
About Voltpost
Voltpost is the lamppost electric vehicle (EV) charging company decarbonizing mobility by democratizing charging access. The company retrofits lampposts into a modular and upgradable Level 2 EV charging platform powered by a mobile app. This first-of-a-kind platform in the U.S. provides people convenient and affordable charging while reducing the cost, timing and footprint of chargers. Voltpost’s charger design can be installed in minutes, right on an existing public or privately owned lamppost, providing communities with a scalable, equitable solution. To learn more, please visit: https://www.voltpost.com.
About American Center for Mobility
ACM offers a one-of-a-kind global development center to transform the way industries advance safe, sustainable, and secure mobility technologies. Located in Southeast Michigan on over 500-acres at the historic Willow Run site in Ypsilanti. ACM offers: an Advanced Mobility Proving Ground with test environments featuring specialized infrastructure, equipment, facilities and resources; an innovation and technology campus with an industrial tech park for the co-location of mobility companies; event and demonstration areas for showcasing mobility technologies and convening industry activities. ACM is open to private industry, start-ups, government, standards bodies and academia.
For more information about ACM, visit acmwillowrun.org.
About NextEnergy
Founded in 2002 as 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, NextEnergy works with innovators to accelerate smarter, cleaner, more accessible solutions for communities and cities. Since its inception, NextEnergy has worked with more than 400 companies, universities, federal agencies, and philanthropic organizations to drive more than $1.5 billion in advanced energy and mobility technology investments. Based in the center of Detroit’s growing innovation district with access to a microgrid, smart home, electric vehicle charging infrastructure and an alternative fuels platform, NextEnergy demonstrates and pilots technologies in real-world environments to gather data and diverse user-experiences. This process helps quickly scale and deploy solutions by accelerating commercialization with a specific focus on smart mobility and smart grid.”
About the State of Michigan Office of Future Mobility and Electrification
The State of Michigan’s Office of Future Mobility and Electrification (OFME) is a first-of-its-kind partnership between the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, the Michigan Department of Labor and Opportunity, the Michigan Department of Transportation, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy, and the Executive Office of the Governor. Launched in early 2020, OFME works across state government, academia and private industry to enhance Michigan’s mobility ecosystem, including developing dynamic mobility and electrification policies and supporting the startup and scale up of emerging technologies and businesses. OFME plays a coordinating role – nestled between several state agencies — uniquely positioning the office to accelerate mobility innovation in Michigan.
Michigan’s competitive advantages make the state a place where mobility solutions are born and where companies find long-term success and support.
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