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EV Charging Management System for Retail Parks
Your car park sits there doing nothing. Change that.
A full EV charging management system for your car park. Keep parking free for everyone, charge EV drivers per kWh on the bays that matter. No barriers, no ANPR cameras: just a QR code, overstay alerts, and pricing you control.
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Extra cost for shoppers who don't charge
0
Barriers or cameras required
24/7
Pricing adjustable, no site visit
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Retail Park Central
Free parking · all visitors
€0.00/hr🏬
Southside Shopping Centre
Free parking · all visitors
€0.00/hr🏢
Office Quarter Car Park
Free parking · all visitors
€0.00/hr
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The model
Two line items, billed separately
Parking and charging never mix on the invoice: one stays free, the other is metered.
Parking
Free for every visitor, staff member and shopper. No change to the car park experience.
€0.00
EV charging
Billed per kWh, shown to the driver before they book. No flat fee, no guesswork.
metered
Infrastructure
A QR code per bay. No barriers, ANPR cameras or ticket machines to install or maintain.
€0 extra
Note: pricing and access rules are entirely yours to set: this is the most common model, not the only one.
What shoppers actually see
Two hubs, two screens: same car park
The free Parking Hub and the paid EV Charging Hub run as separate listings by default, so nobody confuses a free bay with a metered charger, or link them into one Park & Charge booking for reserved bays, events or premium spaces that need both together.
9:41▲▲▲ 📶 🔋
🔍 Search retail park parking...
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Retail Park Central
Free parking · all visitors
€0.00/hr🏬
Southside Shopping Centre
Free parking · all visitors
€0.00/hr🏢
Office Quarter Car Park
Free parking · all visitors
€0.00/hr
🏠Home
⚡Charge
🅿️Parking
📅Bookings
👤Profile
🅿️ Parking Hub: always free
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Retail Park Central
Type 2 · 22kW
€0.38/kWh🚀
Southside Shopping Centre
CCS · 50kW
€0.38/kWh☀️
Office Quarter Car Park
Type 2 · 7.4kW
€0.38/kWh
🏠Home
⚡Charge
🅿️Parking
📅Bookings
👤Profile
⚡ Charging Hub: metered per kWh
🔗 Park & Charge merges the two into a single transaction: reserve the bay and check in via the app to start charging in one step, with no separate booking to juggle. Useful for staff parking, event days, or any premium space you don't want left to first-come-first-served.
Busy trading days
Bays turn over without a warden in sight
Overstay alerts do the patrolling automatically, on your busiest bays.
Without De Energy Hub: Sat 09 Aug
10:05Car plugs in, no time limit visible
12:30Bay still occupied, car fully charged
14:15Waiting drivers give up and leave
No record of who charged, for how long, or what's owed.
With De Energy Hub: Sat 09 Aug
10:00Bay 6, booked: 90 min session
11:25Overstay alert sent to driver
11:40Bay 6, free for the next booking
Every session logged, revenue tracked per bay.
Rate structure
Simple, not fiddly
Two parking rates to set. One EV rate that applies every day of the week.
Parking
Two configurable rates, set once from the dashboard
EV Charging
One fixed rate, 7 days a week
€/kWh
Same rate every day, no weekday/weekend split
The dashboard
See what's happening, without walking the car park
Every session, on every bay and charger, in one place.
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Bookings & sessions
Get notified when a driver checks in or out, and see sessions in progress on your bookings screen.
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Energy tracking
kWh delivered per session and per charger, logged automatically.
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Revenue overview
Charging revenue and session history, always available on your dashboard.
Two revenue lines, one car park
Parking and charging never mix
Parking
Stays free, for everyone
Shoppers, staff and visitors park exactly as they do today, no new hardware to navigate, no change in experience.
EV charging
Billed per kWh, or by promo code
Drivers pay for the electricity they use. Anchor tenants or staff can get free or discounted access via promo codes on the same chargers.
Every De Energy Hub charger, retail sites included, runs on Pure, Smart or Boost energy, and Smart Energy helps offices and retail parks cut electricity cost during opening hours by prioritising renewables first.
PURE
SMART
BOOST
See the full energy rate breakdown on the main app page →
Retail park features current as of August 2026. Availability and onboarding details for Irish sites may change, so get in touch for the latest.
Questions
Retail Parks & Offices FAQ
Do you offer an EV charging management system for retail parks, shopping centres or offices?
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Yes. De Energy Hub is a full EV charging management and booking system built for commercial car parks: search-by-location or QR-code booking, per-session revenue tracking, and overstay alerts, with parking and charging billed as separate line items in the app.
Can I keep parking free while charging EV drivers for electricity?
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Yes. This is the most common model for retail parks: parking stays free to keep footfall high, while EV drivers pay per kWh for the electricity they use. The two are billed completely separately on the same booking.
Do I need barriers or number-plate cameras to charge for EV charging?
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No. Each bay gets its own QR code. Drivers scan it, check in via the app, book, and pay from their phone, no barriers, no ANPR cameras, and no extra hardware beyond the charger itself.
How do I stop EV drivers overstaying and blocking bays on busy days?
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Drivers get an in-app notification before their booked session ends, and a follow-up alert if they overstay. This keeps turnover high during peak trading hours without staff needing to patrol the car park.
Can I set different parking rates for weekdays and weekends?
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Yes. Parking supports two rates: a weekday rate and a weekend rate, set once from the dashboard. EV charging runs on a single fixed rate that applies seven days a week.
How quickly can EV charger revenue cover the installation cost?
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This depends on footfall, number of chargers, and pricing, but retail sites with reasonable daily traffic often see charging revenue offset the original installation cost within months rather than years. De Energy Hub gives you the usage and revenue data to track this yourself.
Can shopping centre or office tenants get free or discounted charging?
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Yes. Promo codes can be issued for free or discounted access, useful for anchor tenants, office staff, or promotional campaigns, while general shoppers or visitors are billed at the standard rate on the same chargers.
Can parking and EV charging be linked together as one booking, not just billed separately?
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Yes. Parking and charging run as separate listings by default, but Park & Charge merges them into a single transaction: the driver reserves the bay, checks in via the app, and charging starts together in one step, instead of booking each side of the car park experience separately. This suits staff parking, event days, or any premium space you want reserved rather than first-come-first-served.
Stop leaving dead space on the balance sheet.
No hardware needed. Works with your existing chargers. De Energy Hub is live now on the App Store and Google Play. Download the app to list your car park.