Fleet EV charging

Phoenix House, located within Phoenix Business Park in Basildon, is comprised of 100,000 sq ft of prestigious workspace, attracting tenants and businesses from across the largest town in Essex. With such high tenancy rates, it was imperative that Phoenix House provided an accessible EV charging solution to match the demand of electric vehicles currently on site.

Property development company, Stockplace Investments, who oversaw and managed the development of Phoenix House, contacted EVC to discuss the opportunity of providing EV provisions to the office block. An initial site survey was conducted by EVC to determine the availability of power, as well as the optimum location of the charging bays. During this process, EVC looked at the possibility of a new supply of power from the Grid, as well as the availability of spare power. It was established that the most cost effective route was to utilise the spare capacity.

After the completion of the site survey, it was decided that four 22kW dual chargers would be installed to electrify eight charging bays. This would be powered by Phoenix House’s existing building supply. The bays were made available to be used by all tenants, rather than dedicating charge points to a single tenant, creating a workplace charging hub.

Stockplace Investments opted for EVC’s management solution, meaning the client invested in their own site, whilst EVC provided installation, ongoing maintenance and management of the charge points. The client was also given the ability to structure the pricing from usage of the chargers. The entire installation process was completed within 5 days to reduce the disruption to current tenants of Phoenix House.

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Located in Harlington, this ibis Styles hotel is situated on the doorstep of Europe’s busiest airport, Heathrow. Built in 2014, the 153 room hotel welcomes visitors from all around the world. Given the high occupancy rates, it became apparent that ibis Styles London Heathrow Airport required an EV charging solution that would meet the growing demand.

ibis Styles were introduced to EVC, who conducted a full site survey to determine the availability of power on site as well as identify the optimum location for charge points. Following the survey, it was established that the hotel would require one dual-socket fast charging unit to meet the current demand from EV-driving guests.

The installation of the 22kW dual charger was completed within two days to avoid any disruption to the hotel’s business, and the charger was immediately made live to service the EV driving guests. The charge points were also added to the public network Zap Map, enabling access for other EV drivers, and providing an additional revenue stream for the ibis Styles hotel.

For this EV charging solution, ibis Styles opted for EVC’s fully-funded financial option. This option means there was no capital outlay required for the installation, and ongoing maintenance of the charge points will be conducted by EVC at zero cost.

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The landmark residential development at West End Quay consists of three blocks totalling 468 apartments and 29,000 sq ft of retail space. West End Quay is situated in a densely populated area of London, a short walk from Regent’s Park and Hyde Park and only 20 minutes away from Heathrow Airport via Paddington station.

A site survey was conducted by EVC to determine the availability of power for the charge points alongside the optimum location of the chargers to maximise utilisation. It was determined that a new point of connection would be installed to service an initial 12x charging bays with infrastructure for a further 90 bays to ensure the development was futureproofed for continual demand. The initial chargers were installed in pre-existing visitor bays allowing usage from both current residents and visitors to West End Quay.

Installation work was undertaken and completed within 10 working days to minimise any disruption to the residents of West End Quay. The entire service was provided as part of EVC’s Management solution, enabling a 5-year warranty on the chargers as well as an option to generate additional revenue from charger usage. As part of the service, EVC continue to manage the charging stations to ensure there are no faults and all residents and visitors have access to a charge point when required.

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