‘Park and Charge’ launched to address EV charging barriers

Parkopedia is aiming to transform the combined parking and charging experience for EV owners with the launch of ‘Park and Charge’ - leveraging existing expertise, technologies and data-management skills. The new product will allow EV owners to accurately find, authorise, pay and manage charging sessions with ease, all in one place from within their vehicles.

With an existing database of 70 million parking spaces globally, Parkopedia’s data will provide a unique and comprehensive service of parking and charging. The new Park and Charge service offers a solution to pain points surrounding public charging, such as finding EV charger locations, including chargers located within inside indoor facilities without GPS, and enabling in-vehicle EV charger activation, regardless of service provider. It will also enable in-vehicle EV charging payments, regardless of provider, as well as comprehensive reporting and billing systems.

Park and Charge is able to provide data on parking and EV charger POI information including location, pricing and restrictions. Dynamic data provides current and predictive parking and charger availability, delivered in real-time. It allows payments via a secure PCI compliant platform that enables Single Sign-On payments for parking and EV charging. What's more, high-definition 3D maps of indoor parking facilities enable cars to navigate to indoor EV chargers where GPS is not available

By utilising existing assets, as well as aggregating industry players, such as Charge Point Operators (CPOs) and E-Mobility Service Providers (EMSPs), Parkopedia’s integrated in-car solution bridges the disconnect between parking and charging industries and services - overcoming the barriers to enable frictionless parking and charging in-car experiences for drivers.