Char.gy network joins Zap-Pay

Electric vehicle (EV) drivers can now use Zap-Pay to access Char.gy on-street chargers across the UK.

The company, which works with local authorities to help provide EV charging infrastructure for those without off-street charging, currently has a network of almost 1,000 slow and fast devices in Coventry, Greater London and Leicester.

Char.gy’s points in Greater London were the first to join the network, but now all its chargers are part of Zap-Pay.

Alex Earl, commercial director at Zap-Map, said: “I’m thrilled to see char.gy’s Leicester and Coventry points going live on Zap-Pay. It’s great to have char.gy on board as a fully fledged Zap-Pay partner, not least because the network’s on-street chargers are invaluable for EV drivers without off-street parking.

“Paying for charging has got that much easier for drivers in Leicester and Coventry, joining London where usage of Zap-Pay has been increasing significantly over the past 10 months.”

Zap-Pay is a payment service provided by Zap-Map. It was launched with a mission to include all the key charge point networks across the UK.

There are almost 3,000 charging devices across the UK that are currently Zap-Pay enabled, including those from Osprey, ESB Energy, GeniePoint and Mer.

More integrations and announcements around Zap-Pay are to follow over the coming weeks and months, with ultra-rapid network MFG EV Power and on-street residential network Connected Kerb scheduled to go live on Zap-Pay in August, followed soon thereafter by the Revive and Charge My Street networks. In total this will bring the number of chargers supported by Zap-Pay to almost 4,000.

Richard Stobart, CEO and founder of char.gy, added: “I am really excited to see this final piece of the Zap-Pay integration come to fruition. At char.gy we want to ensure the use of electric vehicles is as easy as possible for all EV drivers, and our customers in Leicester and Coventry now join those in London with a quick and easy EV payment solution.”