Through this trial at Foodland Pasadena, Planet Ark Power (a subsidiary of eleXsys Energy) will demonstrate a replicable and scalable model for EV smart charging in shopping centres that incentivises drivers to park, plug and shop, to boost their charge from minimum to maximum power output.
By incentivising EV drivers to enter the shopping centre and visit tenants’ stores to boost their charge, the trial builds loyalty and return custom, increasing the economic value of providing EV charging services.
The trial will establish the business case for co-locating EV charging with a 1 MW battery to form a Virtual Power Plant that can monetise infrastructure to accelerate private sector deployment.