New scheme will allow EV drivers to pre-book park and charge points

YourParkingSpace has teamed up with EVBox to see the roll-out of pre-bookable EV park and charge points across the country. 

Following on from a successful trial at the Holiday Inn Express Bicester, this new project will see charge-points rolled out nationwide, including at retail and hospitality locations.

This will mean that motorists will know that a charge point will be available when they arrive at a given location.

According to figures from The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, 108,205 battery electric vehicles and 66,877 plug-in hybrids were sold in the UK in 2020 alone, up 185% and 91% respectively on the year before.

In light of this, YourParkingSpace aims to ensure that UK motorists are never more than 20 minutes away from an available charge point, which can be booked and paid for in advance through the YourParkingSpace app.

Harrison Woods, CEO at YourParkingSpace.co.uk, said: ‘Utilising our industry-leading technology YourParkingSpace is turning parking assets into connected mobility hubs. This partnership with EVBox is hugely exciting, enabling us to rapidly scale the deployment of charging stations for electric vehicles, scooters and other emerging micro-mobility services.

‘As electric vehicle sales rise rapidly the need for parking with electric vehicle charge points is essential. As a result of this ground-breaking partnership, we’re rolling out 200 charge points across the UK’s largest Holiday Inn Express franchise, Atlas Hotels, alongside a further 3,000 charge points for our comparable clients across the UK over the next 18 months.’

Jonathan Goose, EVBox Group Regional Director UK & Ireland, added: ‘As eMobility continues to rapidly rise in the UK, the revolutionary partnership between YourParkingSpace and EVBox Group will address the growing demand for accessibility and availability of EV charging ports, while creating a new era of commercial charging in the UK.’

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