i-charging Wins ETL Certification for Its 1.5 MW i-light Truck Charger and Opens North America

i-charging said on August 6, 2026 that Intertek granted ETL certification to i-light, its heavy-duty charger rated at 1.5 MW per output. The mark covers UL 2202, UL 2231 and CSA C22.2 No. 346, the electrical safety standards that govern DC fast charging equipment in the United States and Canada. The company runs offices in Porto, Portugal and Atlanta. Certification clears the last regulatory step before a US or Canadian site can install the unit. The company has not named a first North American customer or a deployment date.

What Is Being Built

The i-light delivers 1.5 MW at up to 1,500 amps continuous through a Megawatt Charging System connector. A CCS connector on the same unit reaches 800 kW. Buyers choose a 600 amp continuously cooled cable or a 700 amp cable that peaks at 800 amps. The hardware splits into a power cabinet and satellite dispensers, so one cabinet feeds several stalls. Each satellite carries a 10-inch touchscreen, with an optional 37-inch transparent display aimed at the driver seat.

Jeff Cohen, chief executive of i-charging USA, called the mark “a decisive step in bringing i-light to North America.” He added that fleet operators want hardware that survives “the mission-critical duty cycles of the medium- and heavy-duty EVs on the road today, and is ready for MCS as the standard matures.”

Why It Matters

Read the last five words of that quote again. MCS is not a settled standard. The ETL mark tests the charger against UL 2202 and UL 2231, which cover DC fast charging generally. It does not certify interoperability with any particular truck. A depot operator still carries the risk that a 2026 megawatt cabinet and a 2028 tractor disagree at the connector.

The certification still matters commercially. An uncertified charger cannot pass an electrical inspection, so the mark is what turns a European product into something a US fleet can actually energize. It also puts i-charging into a field that already has hardware in the ground. Kempower holds ETL certification and builds in North America. ABB sells the 1.2 MW MCS1200. Tesla opened a public Semi Megacharger in Bloomington, California with six 1.2 MW stalls, and WattEV runs seven megawatt chargers at its Fresno depot.

What Happens Next

Watch for the first named North American site. A 1.5 MW cabinet needs a service that most truck stops do not have today. That pushes the real constraint onto the utility and the medium-voltage gear behind the meter. MGRID could not independently verify any i-light order in the United States or Canada. The company has disclosed no pricing and no unit volumes.

Sources

• Electrek, August 6, 2026
• Charged EVs, August 6, 2026
• i-charging, i-light product page
• Intertek, UL 2202 standard testing for EV chargers

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