Parkopedia To Improve Public EV Charging Experience For BMW & MINI drivers

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• Detailed Level of Curiosity (POI) knowledge offered by Parkopedia now consists of pictures and scores to help EV drivers in assessing which charging areas are most fitted for his or her wants
• Parkopedia continues to extend market protection for the service – including knowledge for Spain, Italy, Belgium and Luxembourg along with Germany, France, Netherlands, Austria and Switzerland, with additional protection being regularly added

London, UK / Munich, Germany — Parkopedia has expanded its partnership with BMW Group to supply EV drivers with extra EV Level of Curiosity (POI) knowledge, enabling them to make extra knowledgeable choices about when and the place to cost their automobiles. This new performance supplies EV drivers with pictures and scores for charging areas, alongside Parkopedia-provided important info such because the exact location of the charger, the charging velocity, connector sort and dynamic knowledge together with charging availability and whether or not items are operational or out-of-order.

Parkopedia now supplies protection for Spain, Italy, Belgium and Luxembourg, including to the earlier protection in Germany, France, Netherlands, Austria and Switzerland. The service will shortly be expanded to new markets, addressing world driver demand for an improved EV charging course of.

This extra info helps alleviate potential stress from the charging course of for EV drivers, by helping them in deciding on areas that greatest go well with their wants – whether or not drivers wish to prioritise well-lit websites the place they really feel safer, areas with desired native facilities to allow them to make the perfect use of charging instances or these with the very best person critiques, guaranteeing a extra dependable charging expertise.

Greater than 90% of EV drivers really feel anxious about charging with 60% contemplating charging info accuracy as “very important” or “extremely important”, in line with the 2023 Parkopedia Global Driver Survey. Moreover, 77% of drivers would favor to drive a car that gives details about public EV charging and permits them to navigate on to particular charging areas. Consequently, Parkopedia understands that EV drivers need essentially the most correct and full info on public charging areas to simplify each day use or the transition to EVs.

Commenting on the brand new options, Hans Puvogel, Parkopedia COO said: “We recognise the charging anxiety facing EV drivers today when searching for suitable charging locations and we are pleased to offer new functionality to simplify the charging process. Today, more than 90% of EV drivers feel anxious about charging, with 44% having run out of charge. Consequently, nearly half of drivers who state they wouldn’t own an EV cite being worried about finding charging away from home as the main reason. This new service with BMW Group demonstrates Parkopedia’s commitment to improving the charging experience for EV drivers and we will shortly combine this with verified driver reviews for charging locations to deliver the highest quality and most up-to-date information possible when deciding where to charge. We are honoured to partner with BMW Group on a service of this scale and accuracy, showing the company’s dedication to its drivers and to an electric future.”