ChargePoint launches new Waitlist feature

ChargePoint, the world’s largest electric vehicle charging network, has launched Waitlist, a new service that enables drivers to use their mobile phones or RFID card to queue up.

When a charging station is busy, drivers can use Waitlist by tapping their ChargePoint card on the station to get in line. After a car has finished charging, or reached the time or energy limit set by station owners, drivers receive a reminder asking them to move their vehicle so others can charge.

"Waitlist provides drivers with the charge they need without any headaches for station owners; they can rest easy knowing our Waitlist capability will make things easier for everyone,” said Pasquale Romano, ChargePoint CEO.

ChargePoint tested Waitlist with 30 customers, serving 14,000 drivers, before making the service widely available, and found that station utilization increased by 20% on average, and as much as 45% for stations that were already busy.