Webasto explains how an independent Yorkshire based housebuilder has charged ahead with the installation of EV charging points on its homes and at its company headquarters in Doncaster, and outlines why it was chosen as the charging partner.
Albemarle Homes has installed charging units at each of its 10, four bedroom homes at a small development in Blyth, North Nottinghamshire to meet with planning requirements. The planning conditions required each home to be fully equipped to deal with the growing number of electric vehicles on the roads and therefore the installation of EV charging units as opposed to the provision of access to a 3 pin plug was essential. The units have now ensured that the homeowners and future home owners are properly equipped to meet their changing needs for car ownership and travel.
In order to provide a safer and faster charge and for customers to reap the maximum benefits now and into the future the EV units installed at the Blyth development were from Webasto.
The latest chargers from the company are the Webasto NEXT and UNITE. Both solutions offer scalable charging up to 22kW which can be set during installation to better match the charging current to the existing infrastructure available. In addition, they both include an integrated DC residual current protection, negating the need for a separate RCD type B circuit breaker.
Currently 12 units have been installed by Albemarle homes, plus the company’s other house buyers will have the option to have an EV charger installed at their property, as the developer has included Webasto chargers on its optional extras list for its next development of 400 homes.
Adding value
Darryl Barker, Managing Director of Albemarle Homes commented: “It’s important for the construction industry in both the domestic and commercial sectors to recognise the greater market share of EV’s and the charging requirements that this brings.
“We had already installed points at our new offices to accommodate staff members that had switched to EV’s and and coupled with the planning regulations it gave rise to thoughts about how we could future proof our homes for our buyers and add value to their properties. Furthermore, it is our intention to move more of our company vehicles to electric as they are replaced and they will join the three that we currently have.
“We would highly recommend Webasto for the quality of their products, the ability to choose different models and their service. These different EV options now form part of the choices that we offer to our customers going forward at all our forthcoming sites.”
