When, Robert Lee, our Head of Sales Africa, sees a refrigerated truck carrying maxwell+spark technology pass him on the road, he remembers when it was still only a conversation with a customer: “You remember when you engaged in that sale, and how now there’s this piece of equipment out there, performing for the customer, performing…
For a dairy delivery vehicle, reliability matters. So, what is the first real-world data telling us about fridge.li Gen3 in operation on a Clover truck? Across three weeks of active operation in Johannesburg, the battery-electric refrigeration system completed 13 delivery days on a large-volume supermarket route. The unit ran at a 2°C setpoint, with the…
Decarbonisation becomes meaningful when it works in daily operations. That has been our focus at maxwell+spark: building lithium-ion battery systems for industrial logistics environments where uptime, reliability, serviceability and total cost of ownership matter. We’re pleased to share that maxwell+spark has been selected for the 2026 Top 250: NL’s Fastest-Growing Firms by Erasmus Centre for…
Battery refrigeration sounds good. But do we need to rebuild our operation around it? It’s one of the first questions operators ask about any new technology. Working with DistriFresh B.V., a Dutch temperature-controlled food distribution operator, we monitored how a battery-electric refrigeration system (advantage.li) integrated into an existing fleet. We were not looking at performance…
It’s the first question most operators ask—and for good reason. In temperature-controlled logistics, failure isn’t just inconvenient. It’s costly, visible and immediate. Over nearly two years of real-world operation with DistriFresh B.V. in the Netherlands (a temperature-controlled distributor of fresh and frozen food products) we tracked performance via fleet telemetry across more than 1,800 delivery routes.…
Our customers in the transportation refrigeration sector know the challenges of operating in today’s cold chain landscape all too well: there are stringent regulatory demands for emissions reduction, rising energy costs, added to this labour shortages and increasing operational complexity. Safety, efficiency and adaptability become key compass points in this rapidly evolving landscape. At maxwell+spark…
While maxwell+spark has grown globally, our roots remain in South Africa – embedded in the soil of the talents, skills, energy and tenacity of its people. One of our concerns is youth unemployment, which stands at nearly 45,5%, according to Statistics South Africa (as in the first quarter of 2024). At maxwell+spark, we recognize the…
At maxwell+spark, our After Sales team doesn’t shy away from a challenge. Today we want to share another story from the heroes on the ground: our dedicated After Sales team! Olaf Haupt, our After Sales Technician Manager, recently shared an example of how teamwork, dedication, and quick thinking came together to solve a critical problem…
At Maxwell and Spark, we’re not just leading the charge in lithium-ion battery production—we’re sparking a revolution! As a global leader in energy storage solutions, we’re expanding our reach to every corner of the planet. If you’re ready to electrify your career and lead our manufacturing operations across continents, then plug in and power up…
