A woman in a power wheelchair charging at a branded Well-Able Platforms CX station on the San Diego waterfront at golden hour, laughing with a friend beside her

San Diego · first installations 2026

A dead battery should not be the end of someone’s day.

Well‑Able is building the first public charging network for powered wheelchairs and mobility scooters. There are 3.3 million of them, and today there is nowhere to plug one in.

Voltage

12V · 24V · 36V

24V covers roughly 90% of power chairs

Power

Grid, solar or hybrid

Deploys where the grid doesn’t reach

Intelligence

Reads the device

Chemistry check before power flows

Status

Patent‑pending

First installations, 2026

A man in a power wheelchair charging at a Well-Able Platforms CX station on a San Diego light-rail platform at dusk, in conversation with two other travellers

Transit platforms

The trip that only goes one way

A rider can reach the platform on the charge they have. Getting home is the part nobody has solved.

The unit

Not a power outlet. An intelligent charging node.

It identifies. Voltage and battery chemistry are read before a single volt is delivered.

It adapts. Output is matched to that specific device, so nothing is over‑charged.

It reports. Live usage data cities and venues can actually plan against.

The Well-Able Platforms CX charging station in close detail: a status display showing charge progress, clearly marked AC, USB-A and USB-C ports, and the XLR charging cable docked in its holster

A woman in a power wheelchair charging at a Well-Able Platforms CX station in a bright civic library atrium, talking with a man and his daughter

Venues and civic buildings

Where people already stay for hours

Libraries, city halls, terminals and stadiums — long dwell times, and a charge that finishes before you leave.

purpose‑built charging networks exist today for the 3.3 million Americans who depend on a powered mobility device. We are building the first.

3.3M Americans rely on powered mobility devices

$2.47B Sidelined purchasing power unlocked when mobility users gain range confidence and community access

67% Would actively use indoor charging

Survey figure: San Francisco Mayor’s Office on Disability Feasibility Study, 2023.

A man in a power wheelchair charging at a freestanding solar-canopied Well-Able Platforms CX station on a San Diego harbour pier in midday sun

Waterfront and boardwalk

Where the grid does not reach

Solar and hybrid units go where trenching a cable was never going to happen.

How a site gets one

Apply

Tell us the site. We confirm fit, footfall and power access, usually within a week.

Survey

We assess mounting, clearance and approach angles on site — accessibility done properly, not retrofitted.

Install

Wall‑mount or freestanding, grid or solar. One day on site.

Maintain

Monitored remotely. You get usage reporting; we handle the hardware.

Teresa A. Valenzuela, founder and CEO of Well-Able Platforms

Why this gets built

“She’s articulate, an inspirational public speaker, and is truly passionate about making a difference in the lives of unserved and underserved Californians.”

Liana Bailey‑Crimmins
Former California State CIO and CTO

Teresa A. Valenzuela · Founder and CEO

A 33‑year power wheelchair user, TEDx speaker, keynote on California’s $6.5B Middle‑Mile Broadband Initiative, and a member of the Port of San Diego Accessibility Advisory Committee. Her credential is not a degree — it is three decades of knowing exactly what needs to be built.

Every age. Every ability. Every block. Always charged.

Tell us about a site and we will tell you within a week whether it fits.

hello@well‑ableplatforms.com · San Diego, California