As part of the cooperation, Hyundai becomes one of the first car manufacturers to use the unique &Charge service. This will enable its customers and Charge myHyundai users to reduce their costs by charging their Hyundai EV for free. The service will be available in five European markets: Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and the UK.
Hyundai customers will be able to earn
bonus points in the form of "&Charge Kilometres" - EV charging
credits in the &Charge app - by providing feedback on charging
stations and the charging experience. Those points can then be redeemed
for vouchers that can be used for free public charging in the Charge
myHyundai app. Additionally, this collected feedback will improve the
overall quality of the EV charging infrastructure.
The new
partnership represents an important milestone for both companies, as the
simple and convenient integration of public charging into everyday life
is a crucial factor for boosting the acceptance of e-mobility.
Since
its market launch in 2019, &Charge has established the first
sustainable bonus program for e-mobility in Europe, built a strong
community of EV drivers and laid the foundation for its crowd-sourcing
approach.
In addition to its sustainable bonus program, in which
customers across Europe can shop in over 1,500 partner online stores and
collect "&Charge Kilometres" in return, &Charge has established
a unique gamification approach and enables a social experience to
ensure frequent user feedback around EV charging.
Users of the
&Charge app can deliver real-time feedback on individual charging
stations and the charging experience they offer to ensure the
well-functioning and reliable public charging infrastructure that is
crucial for the overall success of e-mobility. This crowd-sourced data
can then help Charge Point Operators (CPOs) to detect any faults and
improve the service at their own charging stations even more rapidly.
By
providing feedback, Hyundai customers will be able to collect bonus
points in the form of "&Charge Kilometres" in the partner app
&Charge. These points can then be redeemed for vouchers for Charge
myHyundai, which can then be used for free public charging.
