Our approach
Our company has a bias for action. We believe that rather than
produce highly sophisticated charging points that are too expensive to be rolled
out in large numbers, we should make simple, affordable charging points
that can be installed all over the country.
We see the immediate challenge not to find complex ways to bill
for the very small amount of
electricity used by plug-in cars but to encourage the widespread
adoption of electric and plug-in vehicles by providing as many
charging points as possible.
Short term, where the electricity is not provided "free" by the
installer, we favour a simple permit based system and ad hoc
charging similar to street parking charges. To facilitate this
we are developing a pay-by-phone billing option, that will also "lock"
the charging point and allow for different tariffs depending on
the time of day.
In the future, with much higher take up, our charging points can
be easily upgraded to allow for greater sophistication to be
introduced. This could include smart metering and vehicle to
grid supply.
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