EV charging platform Zap-Map reaches over 40,000 users

The UK’s leading electric vehicle (EV) charging platform, Zap-Map, has reached over 40,000 users as of August 2016, triggering an investment round.

The platform covers all charging networks in the UK and provides EV drivers with key charge point information, as well as its ‘Zap-Chat’ function, which allows users to provide status updates and last-mile information.

Zap-Map’s success to date has been achieved with no external funding and going forward it is entering an investment phase to improve its user experience and secure its leading position.

To further grow Zap-Map, Next Green Car Ltd has set up a new company, Zap Digital Ltd, and has appointed two new non-executive directors: Patrick Fuller, a former group director of Haymarket Consumer Media, and Keith Johnston, an EV consultant.

Speaking about the future of Zap-Map and the two new appointments, Melanie Shufflebotham, director of Next Green Car Ltd, commented: "We are delighted to have Patrick Fuller and Keith Johnston on board as non-exec directors; their experience and market knowledge will help form our strategy as we build new smart tools for EV drivers and B2B products to help companies deliver electric mobility solutions."

Dr Ben Lane, founder and director of Next Green Car Ltd, commented: "We continue in our mission to get the information EV drivers need into EV drivers' hands. Having achieved our initial objective to build smart, simple-to-use tools powered by a quality dataset, we are now focusing on extending the product range across a purpose-built Zap platform."

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