The partnership between JustPark and Zap-Map will see a significant number of new residential points added to the map. Currently, Zap-Map has over 1,200 Zap-Home points available and the addition of the JustPark chargers will take the number to over 2,000. Visible to more than 150,000 monthly Zap-Map users, EV drivers will be able to search for JustPark chargers close to them, then pre-book and pay via the Zap-Map app to ensure they have a guaranteed space and charger.
This month saw the highest ever monthly sales of EVs and there are now close to 500,000 EVs on the road, accounting for 13.8% of all new car sales in the UK. As more and more drivers go electric, and with around 40% of UK households not having access to off-street parking, new solutions for local charging are important.
In addition to the planned expansion of the standard public charging network, community charging – the sharing of charge points available on private land – will be increasingly important. This is why JustPark and Zap-Map are calling upon EV owners to turn their private home chargers into publicly available units for the local community.
JustPark will add an initial 800 EV charging points to Zap-Map.
Anthony Eskinazi, founder and CEO of JustPark, said:
“It’s understandable that EV ownership today is heavily weighted towards people lucky enough to have their own driveway to charge on. We need charging solutions that allow all EV drivers to easily and reliably recharge their car, and not force them to only rely on city centre chargers. By hosting our community of charge point owners on Zap-Map, we are ensuring that as many people as possible have access to reliable, affordable EV charging.”
Ben Lane, co-founder and CTO of Zap-Map, said:
“The public charging network is expanding rapidly, but there is a real need for community charging closer to home. This new partnership with JustPark means EV drivers can more easily share their home chargers, giving Zap-Map users even more choice in finding a suitable charger when visiting new places away from home, or in their own backyard.”
