EV specialist Octopus Electric Vehicles has partnered with Co Charger to further the potential of community charging, it has announced.
The aim of the partnership is to overcome those who are five times less likely to go electric because they can’t have domestic chargers. Through sharing private chargers with neighbours, Co Charger aims to widen accessibility. Octopus Electric Vehicles, who offer a home charger with every vehicle they supply, will encourage drivers who lease their EVs to join the service as hosts.
Co Charger’s network of shared home chargers is now one of the largest charging networks in the UK, it claims. The platform from Co Charger also allows charger owners to make some additional income, with some hosts earning as much as £1,000 a year.
One of the key initiatives of the partnership is the pledge to plant a tree for every new driver who joins the Co Charger app through this joint effort.
Natalia Peralta Silverstone, head of propositions at Octopus Electric Vehicles, commented: “The EV market is coming of age but we must not take our foot off the accelerator. As more drivers make the switch to clean, green, cheaper driving, we need a whole repertoire of charging options. Co Charger is helping to plug the gap for those who don’t have access to cheap charging from their own driveway. Instead, we can create an army of EV drivers to rent out their charger – providing another charging option while earning some cash.”
Joel Teague, CEO at Co-Charger, said: “This is the perfect partnership. Every Co Charger Host can prevent many tonnes of CO2 emissions every year, improve their local air quality, and earn good money while doing it – just by enabling their neighbours to switch away from fossil fuelled vehicles. Octopus EV is a trailblazer in the transition to EVs, and by adding more Hosts to the Co Charger network they’re making an even bigger difference. By planting just one tree per new Host, we hope to create a small forest that represents well over a million tonnes of CO2 saved.”
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