A smart Electric Vehicle (EV) charging station is an intelligent device which connects to the web and your electric vehicle. The smart EV charger communicates with your electric vehicle and controls when the vehicle charges. The user can schedule charging sessions and review charge session history through an app or web interface.
How much does it cost to charge an electric vehicle?
The cost of charging an electric vehicle varies depending on the battery size of the vehicle. Working out the cost is simple math’s. all you need to know is the size of the battery in kw and how much you pay for a kWh of electricity from your energy provider. Example: If the battery was completely empty. vehicle battery size, 50kW. Energy cost 0.14p per kWh 50 x 0.14 = £7.00 to charge the battery from empty.
Char.gy building simple, sustainable on-street charging for everyone
We started char.gy in June 2016 with the goal of solving residential electric vehicle charging for people without off-street parking, such as driveways or garages. Our first charge points available to the general public were installed in Marlow in May 2018. Today we have installed more than 2450 across the country.
It’s our mission to make charging your electric vehicle as simple as charging your phone
Many charge point services today are too complicated, too impractical for daily use and ultimately stop a large number of people from embracing electric vehicles. We want to build a service that solves these issues and encourages more people to buy into electric vehicles.
We envisage a world where every lamppost is also a charge point.
Drivers without off-street parking are still not catered for when it comes to charging an electric vehicle, and that’s just not cool! Imagine a world where every lamppost is also a charge point. Wouldn’t that make things simpler? We think so, and this is why we want to roll out char.gy to all corners of the UK and eventually, the world.
The char.gy journey
char.gy is the brainchild of our CEO, Richard Stobart, who was frustrated by the lack of charging solutions for drivers without off-street parking, such as those living in apartments or in houses without a driveway or garage.