Last checked at 11 Mar 2022 07:00
Good Energy Group PLC
("Good Energy" or the "Company")
Zap-Map partners with RAC to help EV members get back on the road faster
Good Energy Group PLC (AIM: GOOD), the 100% renewable electricity supplier and innovative energy services provider, announces Zap-Map have partnered with the RAC.
Summary
In a bid to further its market-leading position as the number-one for electric car breakdown cover, the RAC has joined forces with Zap-Map - the UK's no. 1 EV charge point mapping app - to be even better placed to help electric vehicle (EV) drivers who run out of charge.
The Zap-Map app will be distributed to the RAC's 1,600 patrols via all their devices - phones, laptops and in-van terminals - enabling them to locate the nearest available, suitable, publicly accessible charge point for RAC members to get their EV recharged and back on the road again as quickly as possible.
The RAC is already ideally set up to help members with EVs because its patrols can provide an emergency charge to flat or severely depleted electric cars with its award-winning RAC EV Boost technology, without the need for heavy and bulky portable batteries. It can also move stricken vehicles easily with the All-Wheels-Up rapid recovery system, which gives patrols flatbed towing capability from a standard breakdown van.
Nigel Pocklington, Chief Executive Officer of Good Energy, said:
"This partnership is another great example of collaboration within the automotive industry to help decarbonise the sector by providing services for the increasing number of electric vehicle drivers on the roads. It will further increase the number of drivers using Zap-Map and reinforces its position as the UK's leading electric vehicle mapping app."
Alex Earl, Commercial Director at Zap-Map said:
"We are always keen to explore new ways of working, especially when they help to make the switch to electric as seamless as possible.
"The RAC has so many patrols on the road, and they will increasingly encounter EV drivers who may be in need of their help. We therefore felt it made sense to provide them with easy access to Zap-Map, as it will lead to a better experience for anyone who does run out of charge.
"We will also be looking to get patrols to feedback anything they discover about out-of-order or faulty charge points, ensuring Zap-Map users have access to even more accurate information to search, plan and pay for their electric journeys."
RAC head of technical James Gibson said:
"By ensuring all our patrols have Zap-Map on their RAC devices, we're giving members with EVs extra reassurance that we're equipped on every level to get them going again, should they ever run out of charge or encounter a faulty charge point.
"While we have the technology to give them an emergency boost, it's vital we know how far away the nearest suitable charger is so we can give our members enough mobile charge to get them there safely.
"We chose to partner with Zap-Map because it's without doubt the best app for finding the nearest available public charge points for whichever vehicles our members might be driving. The level of information provided in the app is excellent and we urge every EV driver to download and use it, as it genuinely makes EV driving even simpler."
Enquiries
Good Energy Group PLC Nigel Pocklington, Chief Executive Charlie Parry, Director of Corporate Strategy & Investor Relations Luke Bigwood, Director of External Affairs | Email: press@goodenergy.co.uk
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About Good Energy www.goodenergy.co.uk
Good Energy is a supplier of 100% renewable power and an innovator in energy services. It has long term Power Purchase Agreements with a community of 1,900 independent UK generators.
Since it was founded 20 years ago, the company has been at the forefront of the charge towards a cleaner, distributed energy system. Its mission is to support UK households and businesses generate, store and share clean power.
Good Energy is recognised as a leader in this market, through our green kite accreditation with the London Stock Exchange and as the only energy supplier with Gold Standard Uswitch Green Tariff Accreditation for all tariffs.
About Zap-Map www.zap-map.com.
Launched in June 2014, with a mission to accelerate the shift to electric vehicles (EV) and help the drive towards zero carbon mobility, Zap-Map is the UK's leading EV mapping service. The charging point map, available on desktop and iOS/Android apps, helps EV drivers to search for available charge points, plan longer journeys, pay for charging on participating networks and share updates with other drivers.
Zap-Map currently has more than 320,000 registered users and over 95% of the UK's public points on its network, with around 70% being updated with live availability status data. More than 180,000 EV drivers use Zap-Map each month out of an EV parc of 410,000 (SMMT Jan 2022).