Property firm introduces electric car chargers at retail sites
Commercial property and investment company LCP has unveiled plans to install high-powered electric car chargers at its retail sites.
The firm is working with InstaVolt to place electrical charge points across a number of its sites over the coming months.
LCP’s sites will be among the first retail and industrial parks in the UK to benefit from InstaVolt’s new ultra-rapid chargers.
The new stations are capable of charging at 125kW – halving the time it would take drivers of compatible vehicles, such as the Audi e-tron, to charge compared to rapid 50kW chargers.
Barry Flint, asset manager from LCP, said it was keen to harness the technology on its sites to provide occupiers and customers with much-needed charging points.
“The technology behind electric cars is moving quickly so it was important for us to have a future-proofed solution across our portfolio,” he said. “What’s exciting about these new charging stations is that they can be upgraded over time as battery technology evolves even further.”
The first LCP sites to have benefited from the chargers are The Stourbridge Estate, Stourbridge and Astle Retail Park, West Bromwich, with more to be launched in Spring 2020.
At all of the sites, drivers can pay by tapping their contactless credit or debit card. They can also use their smart watch to pay if it is set up for contactless payments.
Adrian Keen, CEO of InstaVolt, said: “We’re working with an increasing number of property portfolio holders who understand the benefits electric car chargers can bring. As well as providing an additional service for existing visitors, they can help to increase footfall and dwell time as EV drivers seek out the location and spend money locally while they charge.”
