Ohme is expanding its home charging technology to communal parking environments to enable simplified, smart EV charging for residents in multi-unit dwellings.

The smart EV charging specialist has launched its new ePod S all-in-one EV charging solution for property developers, offices and landlords, equipped with a new Park & Charge function.

Purpose-built for shared residential or business parking, the ePod S makes it easy to install, manage and use Ohme’s EV infrastructure in communal spaces.

The arrival of the ePod S is timed to coincide with the Government’s new home and workplace EV charging grants. These come into effect from 1 April and boost the OZEV grant to £500. As well as residents in rented properties, the grant is also accessible for landlords and workplace parking via the Workplace Charging Scheme.

The new Ohme ePod S will enable developers to roll out consistent charging infrastructure, both shared residential and sole residential across multiple sites, enabling Ohme to provide a single scalable solution taking care of the hardware, software and payments.

David Watson, Ohme CEO, said the Park & Charge function with the new ePod S is a valuable addition to the Ohme range for those after a shared parking solution.

“This will not only make it easier for property developers to choose Ohme when deciding on their residential EV charging partner as well as for businesses with shared parking arrangements or landlords,” he outlined.

The Ohme ePod S Park & Charge function offers two distinct modes, providing residents with a seamless, smart charging experience alongside comprehensive, streamlined management services for site operators

The Building Management Platform enables monitoring of charging behaviour across a location by building managers, allowing them control of access to add or remove users, alter pricing and track charging activity.

Meanwhile, drivers have their own Ohme app which enables them to start and stop charging sessions, pay for charging directly through the platform and view their charge history and session details. Park & Charge could enable drivers to access lower prices of EV charging compared to standard public charging.

Ohme’s software and dynamic charging technology can connect with the national grid in real time and automatically adjust an EV’s charging for drivers to take advantage of all the times of low price charging.