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Why install a recharging point in your restaurant?
There's no doubt about it: the electric car is the vehicle of today and tomorrow. Demand is exploding, to the point that some automakers are behind schedule in their deliveries. One reason for this is the shortage of semiconductors. One thing's for sure: the electric car is all the rage, and there's no end in sight.
With all this in mind,installing a charging station on your premises makes perfect sense! In fact, if more and more people are using electric vehicles, this creates a strong need for recharging infrastructure! These users will therefore prefer establishments offering a recharging service, so they can recharge their vehicles while enjoying a tasty meal.
The benefits of installing recharging stations in your restaurant
Electric vehicles are taking over our roads. Today, all carmakers either already offer electric vehicles or are planning to do so. In fact, electric cars accounted for 10% of the new car market in 2022. One year later, electric cars are on the rise in France, with a share of 13% in January 2023. So it's vital for your hotel to stay one step ahead of the competition. By offering recharging, your hotel can attract more guests, appeal to affluent customers who spend more, and establish your brand as a player committed to sustainable development.
By investing in electric vehicle charging stations today, and exploiting the crucial role of the hotel industry in today's energy transition from transport to electric vehicles, hotels will attract tomorrow's customers.
What are the key stages in installing an electric recharging point in a restaurant or catering business?
Step 1: Determine your needs and choose your charging solution
First of all, we need to study your needs as a restaurateur. What type of customer visits your establishment? What will their needs be in terms of recharging power? How quickly will they recharge?
As a catering establishment, your customers with electric vehicles will often want to recharge during their meal.
Depending on the type of restaurant you are, the time spent in your establishment generally varies between 45 minutes for brasseries and 1 h 30 for more "classic" restaurants.
To ensure ideal recharging over this short period, we recommend installing 22 kW accelerated recharging stations.
It will also be useful to study the number of customers who will want to recharge at the same times, and thus adapt the number of charge points to be installed. To understand the difference between charge points and charging stations, please refer to the glossary.
Step 2: Find the right installer
Finding the right charging station installer is a major component in the success of your charging station installation project. Here are a few criteria to help you make your choice:
- An expert installer in his field
- IRVE certified to access ADVENIR assistance
- Distance: choose an installer who operates near you!
If you decide to use Beev to install charging stations for your restaurant, you've got nothing to worry about! We'll find the best installer for you!
Stage 3: Technical study and installation
Once you've found the right bollard and the right installer, it's time to carry out a site survey prior to installation.
This study will enable the installer to visualize the work and the commissioning of the bollards. You may need to contact your energy supplier to arrange for power adaptations to meet the electricity needs of the bollards.
This work can take up to several months. So plan ahead.
Step 4: Collect your subsidies
Last but not least, you need to recover your subsidies. To claim your ADVENIR subsidies, you'll need to sign up to a supervision and maintenance contract. Supervision is a software program that enables you to receive information from the charging station, set the charging price and manage your charges remotely. The supervision contract also gives you access to a 24/7 hotline service. The maintenance contract entitles you to an annual inspection to ensure the safety and smooth operation of your charging stations over time.
By the way, if you want to use Beev for your installation, we'll take care of putting together the ADVENIR application for you!
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Our charging stations are suitable for all types of business
Hotels
Offer charging stations to your customers and guarantee a more comfortable stay
Transport
Optimize your fleet with high-performance charging stations and ensure logistics efficiency
Public institutions
Bring your public facility into the future with public charging stations
Campsite
Modernize your campsite and attract environmentally conscious nomads
Your employees
Make your company more attractive by offering charging stations to your employees
Co-ownership
Make charging easier for your residents, enhance the value of your assets and meet legal requirements
Luxury industry
Attract a wealthy and environmentally conscious clientele.
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Which recharging point for a restaurant?
Ecotap Duo Green 1.3 - 22 kW
The Duo Green terminal delivers 22 kW in mode 3.
It has 2 charging points, each rated at 22 kW, enabling two vehicles to be charged at the same time using a single terminal. It offers two sockets: a type 2S socket and an EF socket.
As well as being a connected bollard, it features an RFID reader for secure access to your charging stations. In terms of protection, it has a 3.7 mm steel shell, and is anti-corrosion and powder-coated.
It meets IP54 and IK10 standards, which means it's a waterproof bollard that can be installed outdoors. It can withstand a maximum impact of 20 joules, equivalent to a shotgun blast or a small hailstone.
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J'ai été accompagné par Léo pour l'achat de mon véhicule électrique, et je suis très satisfait de la qualité de service. Beev a su être à l'écoute et répondre avec réactivité à toutes mes questions, m'aidant à faire le meilleur choix en fonction de mes besoins. Je recommande vivement ce service pour toute personne souhaitant une expérience d'achat sereine et personnalisée. Un grand merci pour votre professionnalisme et votre engagement ! 😊
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Entreprise sérieuse avec volonté de répondre aux attentes du client. Remerciements particuliers à M. Chaput pour son travail de qualité.
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What kind of aid is available for restaurants wishing to install recharging stations? The answer is simple and obvious: ADVENIR aid. To benefit from the ADVENIR subsidy, you'll need to take out the Supervision, Subscription and Maintenance options. To benefit from the Advenir subsidy, you'll also need to choose a certified installer, and thus call in an IRVE-qualified electrician to comply with specifications specific to each type of installation. The administrative formalities are quite onerous, but don't panic! Beev will take care of it for you!
The ADVENIR bonus covers supply and installation costs up to 30% for charging points in private parking lots open to the public (intermediate target). This will be valid for up to 5 charging points of 36 KVA or less, excluding charging network projects.
Rate of assistance | Power Terminal | Excluding VAT (per recharging point) |
30 % | AC all power ratings | 700 + 300 additional premium for supervision = €1,000 |
Good to know: the ADVENIR program, which was due to end in 2022, will be extended until the end of 2025.
ATTENTION:
On August 1, 2023, ADVENIR incentives for recharging points open to the general public in private parking lots, including intermediate target groups(hotels, restaurants and shops), will be abolished.
As a result, only premium applications signed before August 1, 2023, and before the dedicated budget limit of 5 million euros, will be taken into account by the ADVENIR program.
When it comes to such strategic installations, everything has to go smoothly. For you and your customers.
With this in mind, Beev provides you with a list of things not to do to ensure the success of your charging station installation.
First of all, don't be too greedy! To be more precise, you shouldn't install too many high-power charging stations. Why do you ask?
As you can imagine, installing several charging stations delivering 22 kW, or more if you prefer, requires a lot of power in terms of electricity.
Power requirements will be all the greater if bollards are used simultaneously. Make sure you don't exceed the power available in your parking lot. It's important to know exactly how much power your parking lot can handle, and adapt your needs accordingly.
Purchasing a charging station is not just a matter of buying one at list price. Other costs need to be taken into account, such as :
- installation: you'll need to call on the services of an IRVE installer. Decree n°2017-26, dated January 13, 2017, institutes the qualification requirement for any installer of charging points with a power rating of more than 3.7 kW. This qualification obligation is accompanied by a prior training requirement. The IRVE installer will have to manage the installation of thecharging infrastructure. You may be required to subscribe to a package that gives you more power to supply to the infrastructure,
- additional supervision costs (an average of €15 per terminal per month) and maintenance costs (€100 per year per charge point). You'll also need to install a signpost and an EF socket (IRVE requirement).
- a Consuel inspection (inspection carried out by an external body to verify the conformity and validity of the installation) will be carried out. The Consuel inspection is mandatory for all installations with a yellow or green power tariff (above 36 kVA).
In addition to being mandatory if you wish to have access to ADVENIR assistance, the bollard supervision software can make your life easier in the event of problems with your bollards.
The Supervision service lets you manage your charging stations remotely via an application. It guarantees the maintenance of your recharging infrastructure through regular software updates, as well as fault detection.
The system also provides access to a wide range of data, such as :
- Geolocation of your charging stations
- Find out whether a terminal is free or occupied
- You are aware of the consumption on certain terminals
- Access recharge history
The supervision service also allows you to define charging rates in the event that you wish to charge for the use of your charging stations.
Find out more: terminal supervision - what's it for?
In-company terminals allow you to :
- Keep your customers and employees coming back: According to a 2017 Forbes report, 87% of consumers tend to have a positive image of a company that supports social or environmental initiatives. 88% are also more likely to remain loyal to these companies in the face of competing companies that care less about the environment.
- Acquire new customers for your restaurant or employees by becoming an added value: with the advent of electric cars and the end of diesel and petrol vehicles, recharging will become essential and will have to be accessible to everyone, anywhere, just like wifi. Seeing charging stations for your restaurant will help you stand out from the lagging competition. Many customers are now looking for charging stations when choosing their restaurants!
- Electric car owners are a high-end clientele: It's also an opportunity because of the profile of electric vehicle drivers. They are generally very concerned about environmental issues. Having restaurants where customers can charge up hassle-free is a much appreciated and even expected service when you offer a high-end service and experience. It helps to attract new customers and, above all, to retain them over time by offering them additional services.
- Boost your restaurant's customer traffic and be more visible via cards: By making charging points available, you'll increase your brand's referencing. Applications such as ChargeMap or Apple Map enable electric car users to plan their itineraries, find their charging points, and so on. So, by being referenced, you can acquire new customers! On ChargeMap, you can filter your search by ticking "restaurant", which makes it easier to find the charging point in a restaurant that's right for you. (You'll have access to information such as type of outlet, free or paid status, availability, etc.). Hardly any restaurants offer recharging in Paris, so if you've got a parking lot, go for it!
- Increase your income: This can help you recoup the cost of charging stations. We calculate that it takes around 2 to 3 years to recoup the cost of installing a recharging infrastructure by charging users (at €0.40/kWh, which corresponds to the average market price).
- Collecting DATA: with charging stations, you'll have access to a wealth of data, such as CO2 savings, energy costs, kWh usage and station activity. You can use this data for your CSR policy, communications and tax returns.
One of the only drawbacks will be the annual maintenance costs, which are not compulsory, but are necessary to qualify for the ADVENIR bonus.
- 24/7 supervision with Hotline troubleshooting, RFID identification card, direct payment by credit card, supervision software, integrated 3G card communication ≃ 250 € HT/year/borne
- Maintenance contract with annual inspection ≃ 250 € excl. tax/year/borne
There's also the significant investment cost of installation. Today, however, there are LOA-type financing solutions available to ease the investment. Beev can offer this service.
For public charging stations, there are also external investors who can finance the entire installation in return for a monthly or quarterly dividend on paid charging.
The benefits are very clear, so as you'll have understood, putting charging stations in your restaurant parking lot can be a real advantage (once again, if you have a parking lot)!
As mentioned above, charging stations can increase your income! It's up to you to decide whether or not you want to make recharging chargeable in order to get a return on your investment.
You have 2 options:
You can charge for charging sessions on a fee-for-service basis, by the hour, or per kWh of electricity consumed. There are no set rules, so it's up to you to define what suits your restaurant's customers best.
- Time-based invoicing reduces the number of "buffer" vehicles that remain connected when they have finished "topping up" their battery.
- kWh billing is recommended to avoid penalizing users whose vehicles recharge more slowly.
There are various ways of billing for recharging: you can manage the billing yourself or automate it, but in any case, it's done via the recharging station's supervision system.
A kiosk supervision system provides data feedback for automatic billing of users. (Recharging history, consumption, displaying the status of free or occupied terminals, defining tariffs and managing invoicing, geolocation...)
The investment you make in charging stations means you gain customers and make financial savings. What's more, your CSR policy and compliance with future measures will be satisfied by the installation of charging stations.
It's not forbidden to offer refills to your restaurant's customers. It's up to you to decide what strategy you want to adopt. Perhaps the acquisition of these new customers will make it possible to offer the top-up? It's up to you to do the math!
The cost of a charging station varies according to the power it delivers. Why do you ask? First of all, a more powerful charging station will inevitably cost more, but installation will also be different. For the charging stations we've suggested, you should expect to pay an average of €2,500 plus VAT.