What will charging do for your forecourt?
Type your site address and get a board-ready plan in minutes — the right chargers, the cost, and the payback on your local tariff.
How often each charger is actually in use. We show the resulting cars/day & kWh in your plan →
If the chargers fit inside this, there's no costly grid upgrade — just a connection. We only add a substation when the load exceeds your supply.
These are auto-set from your site type, location and the answers above. The defaults are sourced — only touch them if you have firm figures.
“Payback” = how many years until the charging income has covered what it cost to build. After that it’s profit. Longer is normal in SA today — EV numbers are still low.
The only free commercial EV charging planner in South Africa
Most installers hide their pricing and talk in vague turnkey language. This free planner does the opposite: enter your site and it returns the actual decision — what to install, what it costs, what it can earn, and how to fund it — in minutes, before any salesperson is in the room. Built on real ChargePoint products and South African economics (Eskom Megaflex demand charges, the CPO/eMSP split, and current public-charging tariffs), so the numbers are grounded, not guesses. Every figure is illustrative and confirmed on a free site visit.
Recommended charger mix
AC or DC, the power and the number of bays — matched to your dwell time and traffic, with the reason shown.
An itemised cost
Supply and install per unit, not a vague "from R…" — so you can take a real number to your board.
Profit & payback
Revenue, the fixed demand charge, and your net profit and payback — with a solar option that widens the margin.
Four ways to fund it
Buy it yourself, have us fund and share, an investor funds it, or we own it and you host — on your numbers.
Who the planner is for
Forecourts and fuel stations on the N1, N2 and N3 corridors; shopping centres and malls; hotels and lodges; hospitals and clinics; body corporates and sectional-title estates; office parks; and fleet or e-hailing depots. Whatever the site, the planner sizes the charging, models the money and gives you a plan you can take to your board.
Questions about the planner
Is the planner really free?
Yes. It is free to use and there is no obligation. You get a board-ready plan to download or print; a firm quote follows a free site visit if you want one.
How accurate are the numbers?
They are grounded, illustrative planning estimates built on real product pricing and South African tariffs and demand charges. The firm cost depends on your distribution board, metering and available supply, which we confirm on the site visit.
What do I get at the end?
A branded, board-ready Site Charging Plan — recommended chargers, an itemised cost, the profit and payback, and four ownership options — as a full proposal or a one-pager you can download, print or email.
Which sites does it work for?
Any commercial or destination site: forecourts, malls, hotels, lodges, hospitals, body corporates, office parks and fleet depots. Pick your site type using the chips above.