Automotive giant Jaguar Land Rover strikes deal to give drivers of its electric vehicles access to more than one million charging points across Europe. Tony McDonough reports
Drivers of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) electric vehicles (EVs) can now locate and access 1.1m charging points in the UK and across Europe.
JLR, which employs around 3,500 people at its factory in Halewood in Merseyside, says it has agreed a deal with Digital Charging Solutions (DCS) which is connected to hundreds of electric charging point operators across the continent.
It means Range Rover, Defender, Discovery and Jaguar motorists with JLR EVs and plug-in hybrid vehicles will be able to use either their InControl Remote app or any future JLR apps to locate and pay monthly for access to the chargers in 29 European countries.
When buying a new or used approved hybrid or EV, customers will be given a complimentary branded charging card, enabling them to use any of the chargers. Existing clients can order a charging card from their retailer or via their app.
Range Rover, Defender, Discovery and Jaguar clients will be able to use their app and vehicle navigation system to locate and navigate to a preferred charger on daily journeys, on holiday or when travelling through rural areas.
Around Stuttgart, more than 16,000 chargers are available, while popular Mediterranean islands such as Rhodes, Greece, feature more than 200 chargers.
In more remote places such as the East Tyrol region in the Austrian Alps and as far north as cities like Tromsoya in Norway, chargers are widely available.
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Mark Camilleri, director of charging and connected services at JLR, said: “Quality, choice and convenience are critical to the luxury experience we are creating for our electric vehicle clients.
“Through this new partnership, we are giving clients the power to seamlessly access one of Europe’s most comprehensive charging networks.”
JLR’s next generation electric vehicles will also benefit from DCS’s extensive network of European chargers, starting with the launch of Range Rover Electric in 2026.