Owners of hospitality venues throughout the UK are being reminded of the benefits of catering for drivers of Electric (EV) and Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) Vehicles.
Lincolnshire-based Rolec EV, widely recognised as one of Europe’s leading designers, manufacturers and suppliers of EV charging points and accessories, issued the alert after the UK experienced dramatic increases in sales of EVs throughout 2014 – matching a global pattern.
22,000 charging points supplied
The award-winning company, based in Lincolnshire, is believed to provide the widest range of electric vehicle charging points in Europe and hasmanufactured and supplied over 22,000 charging points throughout the UK in the past two years.
Nathan Black, Rolec’s PR & Marketing Manager, commented: “There are many obvious benefits for owners of businesses in the UK’s hospitality industry to offer EV charging points to an ever growing numbers of EV drivers.
“While we as a company have been actively involved in the EV industry for over 5 years, it is only really in the last 2 years that we have seen a huge increase in EV sales.
Constantly growing models, range, investment
“With almost every leading car manufacturer around the world now introducing new EV and PHEV models, this monumental increase in EV sales is set to continue at an increasingly rapid rate.
“The types of electric vehicles available, and the range they can travel before needing a charge, are also constantly growing. 4x4s will be coming out soon and even the sporting world has experienced the high levels of performance on offer via Formula E.
“The Government is investing heavily too – £500million has already been put into the EV industry in the UK and another £500million has been pledged from April 2015 to further stimulate and support the uptake of electric vehicles and increase the charging infrastructure.
“Figures show that within the next 4 years there will be 3.5million EVs on the world’s roads. This clearly illustrates the resources that people will be putting in and we are already getting lots of visitors to the UK looking for nearby places to charge their vehicles.
Cuastomers include Hilton Hotels, Holiday Inn
“Running EVs is proving very economical for both businesses and fleets, and brings many environmental benefits. Rolec is proud to have so far supplied bespoke charging points to many household names including Tesco, Ryanair, Hilton Hotels, Holiday Inn, DFS and Next.
“It is precisely because of all these positives that EVs bring that many leading companies throughout the world are investing heavily in charging points.”
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