Bullring upgrades green travel

A number of electric vehicle (EV) charging points from APT Technologies, supplier of the Evolt range of charging solutions, have been upgraded at Bullring Birmingham.

Bullring’s Selfridges Moor Street Car Park has had two Dual Outlet wall mounted units installed in a bay dedicated to charging on Level One as part of an upgrade programme. The new posts feature data sim cards that can be loaded into the charging points, and the units then fully communicate all the usage statistics with the back office system that enables improved monthly monitoring and reporting.

Tim Walley, General Manager at Bullring, said: “At Bullring, we understand the importance of this greener option of travelling and continue to lead the way by offering our customers who travel by electric vehicles the opportunity to recharge their vehicles whilst visiting the centre.”

The Evolt charging posts supply secure payment using contactless RFID proximity cards and each has a digital screen that displays information such as user ID, energy consumption and charging times and LED lighting to show charge point status.

The posts are part funded by the Government’s Plugged in Midlands Electric Vehicle Charging Network managed by Cenex.