UAE Business: TIME Hotels installs free EV chargers at two Dubai properties – Gulf Digital News

UAE Business: TIME Hotels installs free EV chargers at two Dubai properties – Gulf Digital News

UAE-headquartered hospitality company TIME Hotels, has installed two electric vehicle (EV) chargers at two of its Dubai properties – The TIME Grand Plaza in Al Qusais and the TIME Oak hotel in Barsha Heights.

TIME responded to guests that wanted to charge their electric vehicles while staying at their hotels, in particular guests staying at TIME Oak and TIME Grand Plaza. So, as a part of their overall ongoing corporate environmental campaign, which not only reduces TIMES carbon footprint, but is designed to create awareness and encourage sound environmental practice among all stakeholders, the decision was taken to invest in EV chargers at both properties.

TIME opted for the Post eVolve Smart charging station, which can charge two EVs simultaneously and could easily be installed next to a pillar, therefore optimising their available car parking space.

According to experts, on average EVs emit over three times less carbon than equivalent petrol cars. Research in the EU found that an EV will emit on average 75g of CO2 per kilometre, compared with 240g per kilometre discharged by an equivalent sized petrol car.

“Guest comments have been extraordinary, not just those who are regularly driving to Dubai from places such as Abu Dhabi and the Northern