Must Have Hotel Amenity – EV Charging Station

According to Electric Vehicle Outlook 2018, the sales of electric vehicles are increasing at a whopping record with 1.1 million sales worldwide in 2017. It is expected to reach 11 million by 2025 and 30 million in 2030.

Means, a lot of electric cars are going to hit the roads soon. So it is the right time for hotels to step forward and attract potential customers with the new amenity - EV Charging Station!

Here are a few reasons as to why hotels should adapt themselves for the change –

1. To create a positive buzz with the ‘go green’ concept

A study conducted by Deloitte mentions that 95% of the business travellers say that hotels should be investing in ‘green initiatives.’ Yes, EV charging station adds to the reputation when guests witness the hotel’s commitment to green.

2. Well, Electric car drivers are usually high-value guests

Affluent guests can easily afford to your hotel’s first-class accommodations and services. But imagine, an affluent guest arrives in a Volkswagen e-Golf and looks for a Volkswagen e-Golf EV charging station, and your hotel doesn’t have that. Do you think, your guest will appreciate your services? Not at all! You will not only be losing your potential guest, but also, you will be losing the likely income that your guest may be ready to spend on your food and drink services, room services and other extra services that you offer.

3. Supporting guests with EV vehicle supports your business

Let’s assume – your hotel offers Hyundai Ioniq EV charging station, and a guest of yours benefited from it recently. He is likely to visit your hotel again at least for the sake of using the EV charging station. It doesn’t stop here, in case, if your hotel belongs to the branded hotel chains, the guest is more prone to visit your chain of hotels, rather than visiting other hotels.

4. It is cheap and Easy to Install an EV Charging Station

The price of the charging station and the infrastructure needed to support the station is getting cheap every day. It doesn’t stop here, there are many automakers who are offering programs that make the addition of EV charging stations at very less cost for hotels. Specially to mention, Tesla offers a destination charging program, where it partners with hotels to install Tesla EV charging station in exchange for free or discounted wall connectors for the Tesla users.

EV charging stations have become the need of the hour, as many Electric Vehicles have hit the road recently and is said to boom in the near future. For hotels who think in advance, this is the time to adapt for the future.

The author is a manufacturer & supplier of EV charging stations in Australia. In this article he writes about the necessity of having Volkswagen e-Golf, Tesla, Hyundai Ioniq and Hyundai Kona EV charging station for hotels. Read more at https://www.evse.com.au/.

At Eve Australia we believe that the drive toward a better future starts today. Our mission is to help power the future of Australian Mobility through clean, affordable and convenient Electric Vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure.