Sitetracker, which provides asset lifecycle management (ALM) for critical infrastructure, has formed a strategic partnership with UK-based EV charging company char.gy. char.gy aims to scale its infrastructure to over 30,000 public charging points by 2030. Sitetracker will provide the digital foundation to streamline, standardize and accelerate deployment. char.gy installs EV chargers in lampposts to make… Read more »
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Barnet Council rolls out 1,000 on-street EV charge points in partnership with char.gy
The Council for the London Borough of Barnet has partnered with local charging provider char.gy to install up to 1,000 new on-street public chargers. The first 500 will be installed over the next three months, and the remaining 500 will be installed within three years, bringing the total number of EV charge points in Barnet… Read more »
Two London councils choose char.gy for EV charging infrastructure
On-street EV charging provider char.gy has been chosen by Richmond and Wandsworth councils in London to migrate and manage their charging networks. The partnership between char.gy and Richmond and Wandsworth councils demonstrates the possibility for councils nearing the end of their contracts to migrate their EV charging infrastructure rather than renewing or replacing it. Richmond… Read more »
char.gy secures contract to install London lamp post charging stations
Suburban dwellers can easily install EV chargers in their garages or driveways, but for millions of apartment-dwellers who rely on street parking, the problem of charging is a major obstacle to buying an EV. In London, 78% of households have no private parking spaces. A startup called char.gy has a possible solution: installing chargers in… Read more »
char.gy’s lamp post charging units: a solution to the on-street charging problem?
The problem of EV charging for drivers who rely on street parking (as do many apartment-dwellers in Europe and elsewhere) would seem to be a sticky one. But what if the solution were as close as the nearest streetlight? In 2017, German firm Ubitricity partnered with the London borough of Kensington and Chelsea to test… Read more »
UK government says it will cut red tape for on-street EV charger installations
UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has revealed a package of new measures to accelerate the UK’s clean energy transition. The measures include steps to encourage deployment of solar energy and heat pumps, as well as “streamlining outdated rules to unblock the grid and speed up [deployment of] clean, homegrown power…cutting delays for essential grid upgrades.”… Read more »
Isle of Wight to deploy 1,500 EV chargers
The Isle of Wight is a picturesque island just off the southern coast of England—it’s mainly known for its mild climate, coastal scenery and verdant rural landscape. Among the isle’s many seasonal visitors was Charles Dickens, who is said to have worked on David Copperfield, considered his most autobiographical novel, while staying on the island…. Read more »
London Borough of Harrow rolls out 500 new on-street EV charge points
On-street charging is the solution for urban EV drivers who don’t have dedicated parking spaces, and London is at the center of the action. Now the London Borough of Harrow is rolling out 500 new on-street EV charge points in partnership with EV charging provider char.gy. The charge points are attached to lamp columns and… Read more »
How FLO’s vertical integration boosts EV charging reliability: build, own, operate, maintain
Q&A with Yann Benoit, FLO’s Senior Director for Network Operations. Reliability problems plague the EV charging industry. The state of public charging is so bad that many now consider it one of the biggest impediments to large-scale EV adoption. Physical damage to the charging stations is seldom the problem, so why do these darn things… Read more »
Co Charger and Paua team up to offer home and en route charging to UK business drivers
Co Charger and Paua, two EV charging solution providers located in the UK, have joined forces “to provide business drivers with single access to both base and route charging across almost 22,000 charge points nationwide.” The joint offering combines Paua’s charging service for business drivers with Co Charger’s charging solution, which allows drivers who cannot… Read more »