ENECHANGE installs 6kW EV Charge model in natural colors at a long-established hotel in Hakone, Kanagawa

ENECHANGE Ltd. is pleased to announce the installation of two 6kW EV Charge model with a special design to match the surrounding natural scenery in the parking lot for guests of the Hakone Sengokuhara Prince Hotel in Hakone-cho, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

​ENECHANGE EV Charge installed at Hakone Sengokuhara Prince Hotel

Background

ENECHANGE is on a mission to expand Japan’s EV charging infrastructure with the goal of installing 30,000 EV charging ports by 2027, to help further the shift to EVs. We focus on destination charging, where drivers top-up part of the electricity used to arrive at the destination. We have been installing EV charging ports primarily at lodging facilities and golf courses as well as leisure facilities and commercial facilities. In the office building segment, an increasing number of companies are considering the installation of EV charging port as part of their ESG initiatives to improve employee and customer satisfaction and to shift to environmentally friendly buildings. The government subsidy program “Subsidy for Promoting the Introduction of Clean Energy Vehicles and Infrastructure” can be used for installation, and the introduction of these systems is accelerating, taking advantage of our Zero Yen campaign.

Hakone Sengokuhara Prince Hotel is located in Hakone Town, Kanagawa Prefecture, and offers beautiful seasonal scenery and hot springs. As the hotel is located within the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, there are restrictions on the installation of equipment for the purpose of protecting the scenery, and we have installed a 6kW charger, Charge 2 with a brown stand that corresponds to the surrounding scenery colors. The facility, Hakone Sengokuhara Prince Hotel, is aware of the current trend toward EV shift from the recent increase in the number of guests visiting the hotel in electric and PHV vehicles, and was concerned that without EV chargers, the hotel would not be an option for EV drivers to choose in the future.

Source: Hakone Sengokuhara Prince Hotel

Photo by ENECHANGE

The number of EVs and PHVs per 10,000 people in Kanagawa Prefecture is 23.6, ranking 25th in Japan*. We will continue to contribute to the spread of EV charging infrastructure in cooperation with companies working to create local communities and achieve the SDGs.

* Calculated by ENECHANGE based on the Next Generation Vehicle Promotion Center’s “Subsidy Grant Status by Prefecture,” the number of EV and PHV subsidies granted (FY 2009-2021), and population estimates for October 2021.

Outline of facilities where the ENECHANGE EV Charging Service stations are installed

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ENECHANGE EV Charge

ENECHANGE EV Charge is an all-in-one service that allows installation of charging facilities for electric vehicles at commercial facilities, lodging facilities, and other destination locations, as well as condominiums, with minimal installation and operation costs starting at 0 yen per month. ENECHANGE EV Charge also offers a full range of services for EV drivers. In addition to searching for charging spots, anyone can use the charging ports at any time, and the simplicity of paying only for what you use without monthly fees is appealing.

URL: https://ev-charge.enechange.jp/

ENECHANGE Ltd.

ENECHANGE is an energy technology company that promotes a carbon-free society through digital technology with the mission of Changing Energy For A Better World. We offer services based on data utilization in the field of the 4Ds of Energy: Deregulation, Digitalization, Decarbonization, and Decentralization. Our company’s roots come from an energy data lab at the University of Cambridge, U.K., a country where liberalization is mature. ENECHANGE has a British subsidiary, SMAP Energy Limited, as well as a global network and analytical technology for energy data.

URL: https://enechange.co.jp/en/

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