S4EV Ltd

Start-up

Charge Saint (by S4EV Ltd) is an app that allows EV drivers to report charging bay misuse to the charge point’s owners, so that they can take action to stop it happening again.  Charge Saint gives clear instructions on how to quickly and easily obtain photographic evidence of charging bay misuse, such as ICEing.  This evidence is then timestamped, geolocated and verified using our AI-enhanced algorithms, then matched with the corresponding owner and forwarded to their dedicated dashboard for review.  Charge point owners can then take action such as dispatching a traffic warden to investigate, or issuing a Penalty Charge Notice via the post.

Charge Saint has amassed a strong grassroots movement amongst EV drivers, who regularly recommend Charge Saint to other EV drivers on social media, resulting in a continuous stream of bay misuse reports from across the UK.  Unlike alternative methods of tackling charging bay misuse, Charge Saint eliminates hardware costs; is present wherever and whenever charging bay misuse has prevented an EV driver from charging; and automatically scales with the size of the charging network without requiring more hardware.  Charge Saint has won three Innovate UK and DfT TRIG grants, and a DfT Chief Scientific Adviser Award.

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