Elektromotive Limited aims
to create the UK’s largest pay-as-you-go, “open source” network of
public access charging stations for EVs, based upon the development of
its pay-by-phone technology.
The initiative comes as the result of a new joint venture with Charge
your Car (North) Ltd. The new company—Charge Your Car Limited—will
expand the existing Charge your Car (North) Ltd network located
predominantly across North east England, and incorporate other regional
networks and stand-alone units under the well-established Charge Your
Car brand. The goal is to create a recharging network with 10,000 public
access pay-as-you-go charge points located across the UK.
To accelerate expansion, the national network will be “open source”,
meaning that charge points produced by any manufacturer can be included
on the network, provided they use the industry-standard Open Charge
Point Protocol (OCPP). (Earlier post.)
Elektromotive, which has an installed base of more than 3,000 charge
points,Ú is developing second-generation back office technology and a
new user interface. The joint venture will create a marketplace that
connects charge point owners to EV drivers.
For the EV driver, the development and expansion of the Charge Your Car
network means it will become much easier to gain ready access to
charging points across the UK, and do so without the need to pay a
monthly subscription. It also means that they can locate and pay for the
use of any Charge Your Car charge point using their mobile phone or
smartphone.
Charge point owners will be able to improve awareness and usage of their
charge points by joining the Charge Your Car network—benefiting from
the shared branding and ongoing promotion, as well as the integrated
billing, management and reporting facilities. It is intended that the
joint venture will establish a fully-managed marketplace that generates
sustainable revenues for charge-point owners, reducing or eliminating
the reliance on public-sector subsidies.
Currently, Charge your Car (North) Ltd is the operator of the Charge
Your Car electric vehicle recharging network with 400 publicly
accessible charge points located predominantly in the North East of
England.
While operating the new joint venture, Elektromotive will continue in
its role as a charge point manufacturer and infrastructure solutions
provider for private and public sector organisations worldwide.
Charge your Car (North) Ltd is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gateshead
College and operates the existing Charge your Car network. The network
was launched in 2010 as the North East’s Plugged in Places project
funded by One North East, OLEV and regional partners.
Monday, June 25, 2012
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