Ohme introduces Park & Charge for shared EV bays

Home EV charging company Ohme is has added a Park & Charge function to its latest ePod S EV charger.

The Ohme ePod S is an all-in-one EV charging solution for property developers, offices and landlords. It has been purpose-built for shared communal spaces such as residential or business parking.

“The Park & Charge function with the new ePod S is a valuable addition to the Ohme range for those after a shared parking solution,” said David Watson, chief executive of Ohme. “This will not only make it easier for property developers to choose Ohme when deciding on their residential EV charging partner as well as for businesses with shared parking arrangements or landlords.”

The Park & Charge function in the ePod S takes two forms enabling a seamless charging experience for residents and users alongside a full management service. 

The Building Management Platform enables monitoring of charging behaviour across a location by building managers, allowing them control of access to add or remove users, alter pricing and track charging activity.

Meanwhile, drivers have their own Ohme app which enables them to start and stop charging sessions, pay for charging directly through the platform and view their charge history and session details. Park & Charge could enable drivers to access lower prices of EV charging compared to standard public charging.

Ohme’s software and dynamic charging technology can connect with the national grid in real time and automatically adjust an EV’s charging for drivers to take advantage of all the times of low price charging.

Ohme is the official charger provider for Mercedes-Benz, Volvo Cars and the Volkswagen Group in the UK and Ireland as well as Genesis, Hyundai, Smart, Suzuki and XPeng in the UK, it is also the official exclusive charger provider for customers on the Motability scheme, the largest fleet operator in the UK.