EV charging for visitor attractions
Visitors to theme parks, zoos, stately homes and other tourist attractions leave their car for hours. A charger in your car park means they drive home with more range than they arrived with. EV Plus installs and runs chargers at visitor attractions across England and Wales, at no cost to the attraction.
Why it fits a visitor attraction
A visit to a theme park, zoo or stately home often lasts several hours. A 7kW charger adds about 30 miles of range an hour, so a family who plugs in on arrival and stays three hours leaves with about 90 miles added. Where visits are shorter, or you have a three-phase supply, a 22kW unit adds around 90 miles an hour.
Many attractions are out of town or in the countryside, where public chargers are thin on the ground. For a driver on a long round trip, a charger at the attraction means they don't have to find one on the way home.
Once your charger is live we add your site to the apps drivers use to find somewhere to plug in, including Zapmap, Google Maps and Apple Maps. Visitors planning a trip can see that you have charging before they set off.
What EV Plus provides for attractions
No capital cost. We fund the chargers, so the attraction pays nothing up front.
Installation handled, including groundworks across large or rural car parks.
BS 7671 compliant. Designed, installed and tested to BS 7671, including Section 722 for EV charging.
£5 million public liability insurance.
Operated and maintained by EV Plus, so your team can focus on visitors.
Matched to the length of a visit. 7kW for a full day out; 22kW about 90 miles an hour for shorter stays.
Repeat visits. Members and annual pass holders who drive electric can charge every time they visit.
Listed on the apps visitors use to plan a trip: Zapmap, Google Maps and Apple Maps.
Room to grow. Most attractions start with two bays, served by one dual charger. We add more chargers when visitors are using them.
Free to apply. There is no cost to find out what is possible.
Heritage sites and rural locations
Stately homes, castles and gardens often sit in listed grounds or conservation areas, and rural sites can be a long way from the electricity supply. Neither rules you out. We check permissions as part of the free site assessment, and choose charger positions and cable routes that respect the setting. Read Is my site suitable? for what we look at.
Read the full benefits of offering car charging, see how it works, check how costs and revenue work, or apply to host chargers at your attraction. There is no cost to apply.