E.ON, one of Europe's largest energy companies, has featured EV Hover in its news article "No driveway? No problem. Scaling up the EV revolution with the Hover". The article describes how E.ON is piloting EV Hover as a way for homes without a driveway to charge an EV safely at home.
The problem: no driveway, no home charging
According to E.ON, up to 40% of UK homes, around 11 million households, lack private parking. Without off-street parking, most of these drivers cannot charge at home and have to rely on public chargers.
E.ON notes that, depending on your tariff, off-peak home charging can be up to seven times cheaper than public charging. Home charging is also a prerequisite for future technologies like Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G).
How EV Hover helps
E.ON describes EV Hover as a sleek, 180-degree swivel arm that attaches to the front of a house at height. It swings out over the footpath so the charging cable floats above pedestrians, ready to connect to the car.
In E.ON's words, it is "perfect for terraced streets or other homes where a traditional EV charger model isn't feasible."
Where the pilot stands
- E.ON reports the technology is in its pilot phase, with the first installation at the home of an E.ON colleague.
- E.ON plans to continue testing EV Hover installations in real-world settings.
- If those trials succeed, E.ON hopes to move into a broader pilot to bring home charging to more households across the UK.
Why it matters
Recognition from a major utility supports what EV Hover was built to do: get charging cables off the ground and out of the way. Whether the cable crosses a garage floor in Chicago or a footpath on a London terraced street, lifting it overhead makes charging safer and easier.
EV Hover is built from powder-coated steel and aluminum and is backed by our Limited Lifetime Warranty.
Learn more
- Read E.ON's full article: No driveway? No problem.
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