Commercial function from EnergyForce
EnergyForce, the UK renewable vitality techniques specialist, has skilled a surge in automotive dealerships signing as much as its progressive Cost Level Operator platform, EnergyForce InMotion.
The corporate, which supplies a variety of providers to the automotive sector together with EV charging, photo voltaic PV, grid connections and operations and upkeep, now has virtually 500 dealerships accessing the service.
The know-how platform supplies a central communication and administration system for all EV chargers throughout completely different manufacturers and areas, with the power to combine into virtually all Open Cost Level Protocol charger.
“EnergyForce InMotion permits shoppers to grasp how EV charging is altering their electrical energy utilization and to combine charging insurance policies to recoup the prices from workers and the general public,” stated Chris Kirkwood, chairman of EnergyForce.
EnergyForce InMotion supplies EV cost playing cards that may combine into payroll to recuperate the prices incurred by worker EV cost level utilization. It additionally allows prospects to pay by bank card for any cost level utilization.
Chris explains, “The platform supplies precious information and insights on the amount, timing, and utilisation of cost periods, serving to to assist future roll-out plans and optimise the charging infrastructure.”
This funding in know-how to assist dealerships and their prospects is a key a part of EnergyForce’s dedication to supporting the sustainability of the automotive retail sector.
“The platform has develop into an integral a part of our providing to dealerships as they intention to make their websites extra sustainable, whereas additionally managing the transition from ICE to BEV within the autos they provide.
“Alongside our proprietary {hardware} and software program renewable vitality options, that are blended with our experience and market data, we work in unison with sellers to ship these financial savings, assist low carbon enterprise methods and assist meet trade and authorities electrification targets,” stated Chris.
The corporate has additionally seen a progress its Operations & Upkeep division, with its nationwide staff offering proactive and reactive service to websites. This consists of, along with sustaining its personal vary of proprietary renewable vitality techniques, EnergyForce supplies providers for different producers’ chargers together with Delta, NewMotion, BP ChargerMaster and PodPoint. Service ranges are additionally versatile to swimsuit buyer necessities and might embody a 12-hour call-out.
EnergyForce’s rising place within the sector is additional emphasised by the variety of dealerships utilsing its proprietary renewable vitality techniques.
Within the final 12 months alone, EnergyForce’s staff of 80 engineers has put in greater than 16,000 photo voltaic panels on upwards of 100 dealerships websites, in addition to putting in 1,500 charging factors for EVs for automotive retailers.
It has additionally secured greater than 150 new grid connections to facilitate EV charging at dealerships and presently displays and helps in extra of two,500 cost factors and greater than 8GWh of vitality manufacturing from UK automotive dealerships.
These milestones have been reached by delivering high-profile contracts with main retail teams corresponding to Vertu Motors, Ryland Automotive and Endeavour Automotive, Lloyd Motor Group and a group of impartial automotive dealerships.
“We’re exceptionally pleased with the position 
we’re taking part in having constructed some distinctive relationships within the automotive trade that has enabled us to develop into a strategic companion for automotive sellers,” stated Chris.