Sustainability & EV

EV charging and greener parking — from idle fees to solar canopies and climate goals.

Solar canopies over parking: do the numbers work?

What solar canopies over a car park actually deliver — shade, on-site generation for charging — and the costs and constraints behind the payback.

How to allocate bays, signpost clearly and enforce charging rules fairly when EVs and combustion cars share the same car park.

Where you may park an electric car, how charging-bay signs work, and the simple courtesies that keep shared chargers free for everyone.

How to pitch charging provision so bays are used, not idle — the right mix of fast and slow, rolled out in phases.

Parking is a quiet lever on urban emissions — enabling EVs, nudging mode shift and giving planners the data to act.

How idle fees, grace periods and clear signage keep charging bays turning over so the drivers who need a charge can get one.

A practical route to retrofitting chargers on a live site — from grid capacity and siting to access rules and joined-up billing.

As EVs grow, parking operators face new challenges. Here's how OPARKO clients are handling it.