Caruna's Download Sound: Charging for employees and residents
The parking area of Caruna's Espoo office (at Upseerinkatu 2) is equipped with very comprehensive electric car charging options. A total of 46 charging points are in use in the area by eParking: 22 SUKO charging points (typical charging power 8–13 A) and 6 3.6 kW Type 2 chargers on the eastern edge, and 18 11 kW Type 2 chargers on the northern edge. The SUKO sockets support both car heating and slow charging.
During the day, the charging points are reserved for Caruna employees, but on weekday evenings from 4 pm to 7 pm and on weekends from 00:00 to 24:00 they are also available to electric car drivers in the surrounding area. Management and use are carried out using the eParking application, which combines charging, parking and monitoring into one easy-to-use service. Parking enforcement can check the permit by scanning the license plate number.
Lataustaivas is the first location where eParking's scheduled external use has been implemented. Thanks to the solution, existing devices can be opened to other users via the cloud service without device installations. The company can define the pricing model for external users itself and enable an additional revenue stream. In the background, intelligent load control and continuous electricity consumption measurement work, which ensure management of the electricity grid load and produce valuable data to support the development of charging points.
“Continuous measurement provides the charging point manager with important data on electricity consumption, which makes it easier to make decisions about future development measures.”
Caruna's Charging Sky serves as an example of how modern and flexible solutions can support the growth of electric vehicles, increase the utilization of existing resources and contribute to climate goals – cost-effectively and without heavy investments. Many parties can take Caruna's solution as a model and make electric vehicles even easier. This way, companies can be a wider part of the solution to the climate crisis.
