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RNS Number : 4100E  Good Energy Group PLC  11 March 2022

  Good Energy Group PLC

 

("Good Energy" or the "Company")

 

Zap-Map partners with RAC to help EV members get back on the road faster

 

Good Energy Group PLC (AIM:  GOOD), the 100% renewable electricity supplier
and innovative energy services provider, announces Zap-Map have partnered with
the RAC.

Summary

In a bid to further its market-leading position as the number-one for electric
car breakdown cover, the RAC has joined forces with Zap-Map - the UK's no. 1
EV charge point mapping app - to be even better placed to help electric
vehicle (EV) drivers who run out of charge.

The Zap-Map app will be distributed to the RAC's 1,600 patrols via all their
devices - phones, laptops and in-van terminals - enabling them to locate the
nearest available, suitable, publicly accessible charge point for RAC members
to get their EV recharged and back on the road again as quickly as possible.

The RAC is already ideally set up to help members with EVs because its patrols
can provide an emergency charge to flat or severely depleted electric cars
with its award-winning RAC EV Boost technology, without the need for heavy and
bulky portable batteries. It can also move stricken vehicles easily with the
All-Wheels-Up rapid recovery system, which gives patrols flatbed towing
capability from a standard breakdown van.

Nigel Pocklington, Chief Executive Officer of Good Energy, said:

"This partnership is another great example of collaboration within the
automotive industry to help decarbonise the sector by providing services for
the increasing number of electric vehicle drivers on the roads. It will
further increase the number of drivers using Zap-Map and reinforces its
position as the UK's leading electric vehicle mapping app."

 

Alex Earl, Commercial Director at Zap-Map said:

"We are always keen to explore new ways of working, especially when they help
to make the switch to electric as seamless as possible.

"The RAC has so many patrols on the road, and they will increasingly encounter
EV drivers who may be in need of their help. We therefore felt it made sense
to provide them with easy access to Zap-Map, as it will lead to a better
experience for anyone who does run out of charge.

"We will also be looking to get patrols to feedback anything they discover
about out-of-order or faulty charge points, ensuring Zap-Map users have access
to even more accurate information to search, plan and pay for their electric
journeys."

 

RAC head of technical James Gibson said:

"By ensuring all our patrols have Zap-Map on their RAC devices, we're giving
members with EVs extra reassurance that we're equipped on every level to get
them going again, should they ever run out of charge or encounter a faulty
charge point.

"While we have the technology to give them an emergency boost, it's vital we
know how far away the nearest suitable charger is so we can give our members
enough mobile charge to get them there safely.

"We chose to partner with Zap-Map because it's without doubt the best app for
finding the nearest available public charge points for whichever vehicles our
members might be driving. The level of information provided in the app is
excellent and we urge every EV driver to download and use it, as it genuinely
makes EV driving even simpler."

 

Enquiries

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 Nigel Pocklington, Chief Executive

 Charlie Parry, Director of Corporate Strategy & Investor Relations

 Luke Bigwood, Director of External Affairs

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About Good Energy www.goodenergy.co.uk (http://www.goodenergy.co.uk/)

 

Good Energy is a supplier of 100% renewable power and an innovator in energy
services. It has long term Power Purchase Agreements with a community of 1,900
independent UK generators.

 

Since it was founded 20 years ago, the company has been at the forefront of
the charge towards a cleaner, distributed energy system. Its mission is to
support UK households and businesses generate, store and share clean power.

Good Energy is recognised as a leader in this market, through our green kite
accreditation with the London Stock Exchange and as the only energy supplier
with Gold Standard Uswitch Green Tariff Accreditation for all tariffs.

 

About Zap-Map www.zap-map.com.

Launched in June 2014, with a mission to accelerate the shift to electric
vehicles (EV) and help the drive towards zero carbon mobility, Zap-Map is the
UK's leading EV mapping service. The charging point map, available on desktop
and iOS/Android apps, helps EV drivers to search for available charge points,
plan longer journeys, pay for charging on participating networks and share
updates with other drivers.

Zap-Map currently has more than 320,000 registered users and over 95% of the
UK's public points on its network, with around 70% being updated with live
availability status data. More than 180,000 EV drivers use Zap-Map each month
out of an EV parc of 410,000 (SMMT Jan 2022).

 

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