Illinois-based tech startup wins inaugural Fort Collins innovation challenge

FORT COLLINS — A tech startup based in Berwyn, Ill., has won the first Innovate Fort Collins competition, earning the opportunity to test and demonstrate its electric-car charging technology within Fort Collins Utilities’ electric-grid.

Qmulus, headed by Matt Raymond, has an adapter that connects electric-vehicle supply equipment with a plug-in electric vehicle that collects data about charging habits. Utilities can also use the adapter for load control and metering, Raymond said.

“The adapter will allow residents, communities, workplaces, fleets, multiunit dwellings, retailers and utilities gain more detailed information about PEV charging behavior,” he said.

The competition, organized by the city of Fort Collins,…