ENECHANGE EV charging stations installed at golf course in Chiba Prefecture

ENECHANGE Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has installed two regular chargers as part of the ENECHANGE EV Charging Service, which allows visitors to the Yonehara Golf Club (located in Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture) to charge their batteries on a use-by-use basis without monthly fees. This is the first installation in Chiba Prefecture.

Charging station for ENECHANGE EV Charging Service installed at Yonehara Golf Club

Background and Objectives

The ENECHANGE EV Charging Service focuses on destination charging: charging at locations where drivers may spend several hours and want to have a top-up charge, such as at golf courses and other leisure facilities. Moreover, the Yonehara Golf Club endorses the “Waste Plastic Reduction Campaign” of the Japan Golf Congress Summit, which was formed by 15 golf-related organizations across Japan, and is working to contribute to environmental sustainability and social contribution activities by discontinuing the provision of disposable plastic products. The golf course has introduced the ENECHANGE EV Charging Service with the aim of making it a new choice for environmentally conscious players who are also EV or PHV drivers.

The number of EVs and PHVs per 10,000 people in Chiba Prefecture is 14.6, ranking 39th in Japan*. We anticipate that this will help enhance convenience for EV drivers by allowing them to use the time they spend at the municipal office or by taking a trip to the adjacent park as a chance to charge. We will continue to strengthen our partnership with Ecolocity and promote the installation of the system in coin-operated parking lots and parking garages.
* 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 (FY2009-2019), and population estimates for October 2019.

Outline of service and facilities where the ENECHANGE EV Charging Service is installed

≪Location≫

Yonehara Golf Club

≪Charger Overview≫

≪User Guide≫

ENECHANGE EV Charging Service does not require prior membership registration. Scan the QR code on the main body of the ENECHANGE EV charging station with your smartphone camera to register your credit card information and user information. Follow the instructions displayed on an app to connect the charger. Users can see the start of charging and the status during charging, while the end of the charging session will be notified by push notification.

App Store Information

iOS, Android

About ENECHANGE EV Charging Service

The ENECHANGE EV Charging service allows installation of EV charging facilities at minimal cost, ideal for charging at public locations such as commercial facilities, lodging facilities, and other public destinations. To improve convenience for EV drivers, we promote the development of domestic EV charging infrastructure by providing EV charger hardware, applications for users, and charging management systems for site hosts. 

ENECHANGE EV Charging Service website: https://ev-charging.enechange.jp/　*Japanese Only

About 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.

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■For inquiries
ENECHANGE Ltd.
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■For inquiries about the ENECHANGE EV Charging Service
EV Charging Service Division
ev-charging@enechange.co.jp