Driveway sharing platform provider JustPark has partnered with Vauxhall to enable more drivers to transition to EV by growing the company’s community charging network.
Vauxhall will encourage existing EV drivers to join the JustCharge network, renting their home charging points out to drivers who need a regular place to charge near to home and work.
For these EV drivers, monetising unused driveways lowers the total cost of ownership and therefore eases the transition to an EV. Vauxhall will work with its 282 UK dealers to prepare staff and to advise customers on the process and benefits.
According to the partnership, municipal authorities and private companies are not able to meet the requirements of more than 40% of UK drivers who live in flats or a home without a drive.
This situation also fails to address the needs of the increasing numbers of UK drivers who live in shorter term rentals, which the partnership described as another barrier to the installation of home-charging solutions.
“Community Charging has the potential to ease the transition to EV for millions of car buyers,” said Paul Willcox, managing director, Vauxhall.
“The majority of UK councils do not currently have an EV charging strategy in place. Partnerships like this between Vauxhall, a major UK manufacturer, and JustCharge, part of the UK’s largest driveway sharing network JustPark, represents a viable and cost-effective route to addressing the dramatic charging shortfall as we transition to EVs.”
JustCharge added if just 5% of those with a home charging point joined its network, this would double the number of publicly available charging locations available in the UK.
