Parking platform JustPark has partnered with EV mapping service Zap-Map to make more than 800 private charging available to the public.
From this June, selected charge points located on residential driveways will form part of the Zap-Home network. This will be the first time EV drivers will be able to reserve private chargers in advance.
JustPark and Zap-Map have estimated that 40% of UK households do not have access to off-street parking and said community charging – the sharing of charge points on private land – will be increasingly important to EV adoption.
Ben Lane, CTO of Zap-Map, said: “The public charging network is expanding rapidly, but there is a real need for community charging closer to home.
“This new partnership with JustPark means EV drivers can more easily share their home chargers, giving Zap-Map users even more choice in finding a suitable charger when visiting new places away from home, or in their own backyard.”
The solution will add a significant number of new residential points to Zap-Map, which currently has over 1,200 Zap-Home points available. However, the addition of JustPark chargers will take the number to over 2,000.
These charge points will be visible to more than 150,000 monthly Zap-Map users, with EV drivers able to search for JustPark chargers close to them, then pre-book and pay via the Zap-Map app to ensure they have a guaranteed space and charger.
Anthony Eskinazi, CEO of JustPark, said: “It’s understandable that EV ownership today is heavily weighted towards people lucky enough to have their own driveway to charge on.
“We need charging solutions that allow all EV drivers to easily and reliably recharge their car, and not force them to only rely on city centre chargers.
“By hosting our community of charge point owners on Zap-Map, we are ensuring that as many people as possible have access to reliable, affordable EV charging.”
