Deciding
Start here if you're weighing up whether charging belongs at your site, and what kind.
- Why hotels need EV charging: what guests now expect and how booking filters work against sites without it.
- UK EV sales growth: the latest electric car sales figures and what they mean for the North East.
- The ZEV mandate and 2030: the yearly targets carmakers have to hit, and what they mean for driver numbers.
- AC vs DC charging: how to match the charger type to how long people stay.
- 7kW vs 22kW chargers: an honest look at what 22kW really means when most cars take less.
Costs and money
What it costs to put chargers in, how each package changes who pays, and what you might earn back.
- Commercial EV charger installation cost: hardware, groundworks, cabling and supply work, item by item.
- How much a business can earn from EV charging: worked examples showing the margin per kWh and how use builds up.
Rules and approvals
The checks and permissions that sit between a good idea and a working charger.
- Public Charge Point Regulations: contactless, pricing, helplines and who is responsible, explained for the site owner.
- Planning permission for EV chargers: when you need it in England, and the heritage exceptions that matter in the North East.
- Grid capacity and DNO approval: whether your supply will cope and when Northern Powergrid needs to be told.
Running it
Life after switch-on: keeping the chargers busy, fair and easy to find.
- What to expect from a commercial EV charger: daily use, faults, updates and who you call.
- EV charger load management: sharing your existing supply between chargers and the building.
- Getting listed on Zapmap and booking sites: making sure drivers and guests can find your chargers.
- EV charging idle fees: when overstay fees help keep bays free and when they put guests off.
Next step
If you'd rather talk it through for your own site, book a free site survey. Or try the revenue estimator to see rough numbers first.