ChargePoint & Airbnb Companion to Allow Seamless EV Charging

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ChargePoint (NYSE: CHPT), a number one supplier of networked charging options for electrical automobiles (EVs), and Airbnb Inc. (NASDAQ: ABNB) yesterday introduced a partnership to fulfill a rising demand in EV charging from Airbnb company. The partnership goals to make it simpler for Airbnb hosts in the USA to put in EV chargers at their listings and broaden entry to EV chargers throughout the U.S.

“With Airbnb, we’re enabling extra EV charging for drivers the place they want it and serving to Airbnb hosts enchantment to extra vacationers by delivering a frictionless charging expertise for his or her company,” stated Rick Wilmer, CEO at ChargePoint. “By this partnership, we have now created an modern mannequin to ship built-in charging options and providers.”

Efficient instantly, ChargePoint will allow Airbnb hosts within the U.S. to buy and set up EV charging in a hassle-free, inexpensive method. The package deal, solely provided to Airbnb hosts, features a devoted web site providing ChargePoint {hardware}, charger administration software program, set up, and help providers. For Airbnb company, the association will permit them to seamlessly cost their automobile utilizing the ChargePoint app, whereas staying at an Airbnb itemizing with a ChargePoint charger or at any of the greater than 917,000 locations to cost accessible by means of the ChargePoint community and roaming companions.

As EV adoption continues to scale, charging has advanced from a perk to a coveted amenity for the Airbnb group. In line with Airbnb information, listings that provide an EV charger are booked for extra nights and generate extra revenue on common, when in comparison with listings with out an EV charger¹. Airbnb searches for listings with EV chargers grew greater than 80 p.c from 2022 to 2023. Equally, ChargePoint information reveals that its North American drivers spent greater than 79 million hours charging in residential settings in 2023.

“We’re thrilled to affix forces with ChargePoint to assist Hosts meet rising demand for electrical automobile chargers from company. By making it extra inexpensive for Hosts to put in EV chargers, we’re empowering them to take extra sustainable actions and enchantment to company who’re on this amenity,” stated Ameet Konkar, Airbnb’s Director of Sustainability.

About ChargePoint Holdings, Inc.

ChargePoint is creating a brand new fueling community to maneuver folks and items on electrical energy. Since 2007, ChargePoint has been dedicated to creating it simple for companies and drivers to go electrical with one of many largest EV charging networks and a complete portfolio of charging options. The ChargePoint cloud subscription platform and software-defined charging {hardware} are designed to incorporate choices for each charging state of affairs from dwelling and multifamily to office, parking, hospitality, retail and transport fleets of all kinds. Immediately, one ChargePoint account offers entry to hundreds-of-thousands of locations to cost in North America and Europe.

About Airbnb

Airbnb was born in 2007 when two hosts welcomed three company to their San Francisco dwelling, and has since grown to over 5 million hosts who’ve welcomed over 1.5 billion visitor arrivals in nearly each nation throughout the globe. Day-after-day, hosts provide distinctive stays and experiences that make it attainable for company to attach with communities in a extra genuine method.

¹In line with inside Airbnb information from 2022 – 2023 indicating that EV charger adoption provides a mean of two incremental nights booked.

Press launch & picture from ChargePoint.