AgeVolt for parking lots – 90% of revenue from each kWh in-house

Do you operate a parking garage, a P+R or an empty lot in the city center? Turn it into a micro-power plant for electric vehicles and earn money from charging instead of parking. With AgeVolt you get affordable AC/DC charging stations, e-roaming, a payment gateway and dynamic energy management - while keeping ≥ 90% margins without being tied to a large CPO.

Problem

  • Large CPOs will take the largest share – standard contracts leave them with a 70-80% margin, the parking lot owner only collects a small amount.

  • Expensive hardware and assembly – a charger from a global supplier extends the return on investment to 7+ years.

  • Complex payments and e-roaming – a small operator does not have the know-how or capacity to set up billing, roaming and invoicing.

  • No energy management – ​​without power management, you risk network congestion and higher charges for reserved capacity.

  • Uncertain demand, high prices – if charging is expensive or malfunctioning, drivers will go to a cheaper station and the parking lot will be empty.

Possible consequences

The parking lot owner approaches a large CPO operator and signs a 10-year contract that will bring him rent today. However, the profit from each kWh ends up in the external CPO's briefcase - he is left with barely a tenth of the real margin.

Meanwhile, the electromobility market could multiply twentyfold. A fast charger with a tariff of €0.60/kWh will pay for the hardware and cabling in less than three years, and with just one hour of daily use, it will generate a net profit of tens of thousands of euros per year. However, this money does not go to the person who actually owns the land, but to the operator who has only brought his logo and billing system.

When it comes time to renew your contract, the equipment is depreciated and energy prices have fallen elsewhere. Drivers leave for more modern and cheaper competitors, while you tolerate disadvantageous conditions for years – or pay a penalty for early termination. An initially promising investment turns into a wasted opportunity and a blocked parking space with no real impact on your sales.

Solution

With AgeVolt, the parking operator becomes an independent micro-CPO , with full control over price, margin and technology:

AgeVolt will supply the hardware – from AC wallboxes to DC fast chargers – and take care of installation, revisions and service. We will immediately connect all the racks to the MyAgeVolt Cloud , where you have e-roaming, payment gateway, billing and helpdesk already pre-configured. Just fill out the price list: 90% of each kWh remains yours, the platform takes less than ten percent for operation, transaction fees and 24/7 support.

Energy management also plays an important role. It controls power according to network load and can share capacity with a neighboring building, even if you don't own it - you don't increase the reserved power and save on OPEX. Thanks to the plug-&-play architecture, you can start with a single rack at the exit of the parking lot and gradually add more as demand increases.

On the MyAgeVolt portal, you can see sales, occupancy and environmental statistics in real time, and change tariffs or start happy hours with one click. It's similar to Airbnb: you offer charging in an attractive location, you get e-roaming riders, but you keep all the data and margin. With a fast charger priced at €0.60/kWh, the investment pays off in about three years, and each point can then generate tens of thousands of euros of net profit per year - without having to share with a global operator.