Vallie Charges Up Electric Cars

It is easy to lose track of your charge level while driving around in the big city. Your car is especially prone to lose charge if you are driving around looking for an empty parking lot. London-based parking assistance firm Vallie Limited now offers customers add-on services for electric cars, allowing you to charge your vehicle for a nominal fee at a secure location. The Vallie smartphone app allows you to drop off your car anywhere within a service radius where it will be picked up and driven to a secure parking garage and delivered to you on demand. The app identifies your driver, the parking location of your car, and allows you to select where your car needs to be returned to you within the Vallie service area, that the company states as covering all of the Central London areas.

On-demand parking has gained popularity as increasing traffic density and the scarcity of secure parking locations within the Central Business District (CBD) waste precious time and money. London is reported to be the most expensive cities in the world in which to park your car, charging over £40 in the city’s CBD. As a solution to this problem, Vallie ensures that you can have your car picked up by a verified driver, driven and parked in approved network parking locations, and delivered to you at the location of your choice within 15 minutes of your request. Vallie’s suite of extra services includes a trip to the car wash, the payment of MOT fees, and in a boon to Electric Vehicle (EV) owners, a full charge for the car.

The expansion from being an app-based valet service to full-services vehicle care is expected to make parking in London—one of the world’s busiest central districts much easier. EVs and hybrid vehicles tend to fare poorly on busy, congested areas, leaving drivers anxious about how far they can get on a single charge. While the company’s valet and additional services are priced at a premium, they can help you save a lot of time and money while navigating through the city’s busiest areas. The idea is expected to gain traction in other cities around the world in large CBD areas. The company has also announced its services for offices.