Photographed by Hintzy Léa
Electric vehicles are growing fast, but the energy systems behind them are not. Most buildings and transformers were not designed to handle hundreds of cars charging at once. For Worapoj Chosen, founder and CEO of Chosen Digital, this is a serious risk that no one is fixing.
“In Thailand only 500,000 transformers need to be replaced and a huge investment like 15 billion US dollars,” said Worapoj Chosen. “And this is not only Thailand problem it’s a global problem because 20% gap is a global standard.”
Chosen Digital and Acer ITS announce their smart EV charging pilot in Taiwan, part of a joint proof of concept to enable street-side parking and charging. Image Credits: Chosen Digital
Security is also part of the company’s focus. Chosen Digital is working with VicOne of Trend Micro, a global cybersecurity leader, to ensure that EV charging infrastructure is protected. It is an area many charging operators tend to overlook. The partnership reflects the team’s broader approach to thinking beyond hardware and addressing the full system.
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Public sector partnerships are expanding. “I have the MOU with Laos government,” he said. “I got discussion and going to have the POC project with a Korean government and maybe Qatar government that they also sent a contact to me that they’re going to have the POC together.” He also mentioned “contact like Hong Kong government, ASTRI, developed together.”
Chosen Digital is built by a team of 12 people with backgrounds in electric vehicles, energy systems, and information technology. Alongside the core team, the company is also supported by Jack Cheng as honorary chairman. His experience includes former leadership roles at Foxconn, and as a co-founder of NIO, one of China’s leading EV companies.
Building for the long term
Right now, Chosen Digital is raising a $1 million seed round. Worapoj Chosen came to Taiwan to meet potential partners, showcase his technology, and hear what people really think. “We like to showcase our technology and listen for the feedback,” he said. “And we believe in the partnering of collaboration with technology in Taiwan and globally.”
He knows the concept behind Chosen Digital can be hard to grasp at first. “Frankly, our solution is quite complicated a little bit and a niche,” he admitted. “For the end user maybe they quite don’t understand, but the one who understand maybe in this EV field and energy field, they will be like it a lot.”
This year, the team is focused on growing its presence in Thailand and getting more government pilot projects past the testing phase. “We already proved that it’s working well,” he said. “Now we try to expand to be wider area.”
Next year, he hopes to show that the model works in other countries too, starting with Korea. “We try to have POC and try to prove that it’s going to happen and expand.”
At the heart of it all is a simple belief: that EV growth can’t succeed without smarter energy systems. “We believe in EV, we believe in green technology,” he said. “And Chosen likes to be one of the solutions.”
Author: Hintzy Léa
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