On-site electric car charging service
AmericaToday, Kia’s charging service helps customers purchase electric vehicles to be serviced at the place, time and place of their choice.
In February, Kia America announced a partnership with a mobile electric car charging service in the country, Currently and implemented from March 1, allowing customers to activate via a mobile app. Currently the service only works in a few major US cities including Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose and Dallas, but is expected to expand this year.
Customers who purchase a Kia electric vehicle in the US have a free on-site car charging service for two months. Photo: At the moment
Customers who purchase a Kia electric vehicle will get two months of free service. As such, they have up to three charges per week with each charge giving the car a range of 80 km. After that time, the customer can decide whether to continue using the service or not.
Through the app, drivers can schedule as well as fill in locations for electric vehicles. Once the registration process is complete, a Currentley technician will come to the site with a portable charger and charge the vehicle. It is currently owned by SparkCharge – creator of the Roadie portable charging system.
Another part of Kia’s “Plan S” strategy is to give customers access to the charging system of Electrify America – a subsidiary of Volkswagen USA – also through collaborations between automakers.
These two factors combined will help electric car drivers in cities have a better experience when using green cars. Especially for people living in apartments, it is impossible to have a private charging port – the same situation for tenants and some other groups of customers.
American – British (based on Inside EV)
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