Duku EV launches accessibly designed Reevo EV charger
Product design consultancy Duku has revealed its accessibly designed electric vehicle home charger with a motorised cable.
Duku EV discovered during an Innovate UK funded project targeted at tackling accessible charging, that many people struggle to use current EV chargers.
Collaborating with a large number of industry experts throughout their research trials, including the Research Institute for Disabled Consumers (RIDC), Urban Foresight and Dundee City Council, Duku EV found EV owners either had to take their own cable or haul poorly designed heavy tethered systems to their car. They found this created a serious barrier to the transition to EVs for many people as the chargers were either inaccessible or too difficult to use.
The ’Reevo’ charger was created to help solve this problem to become the UK’s first fully accessible charger, designed to be used by everyone and meet the recently released BSI PAS1899 guidelines addressing this issue.
Reevo incorporates a patented motorised cable management system that is entirely unique to anything else on the market, allowing users to easily extend and retract up to 7.5 metres of cable.
The invention of Reevo means that EV owners no longer have to lift and carry the charging cable, instead, they can now simply unwind and retract a built-in cable using two plug-mounted buttons that dispense and coil the cable around a central drum using a motor.
The charger has been designed and will be manufactured solely in the UK, precision engineered by Duku’s expert team to achieve the highest quality and reliability.
A touch-activated side panel initiates the charging procedure and releases the plug to an accessible position before being released to the desired length using the plug-mounted controls.
Smart charging functionality is provided via a bespoke electronic assembly and includes connectivity with home automation systems such as Alexa and Google Home for remote starting/stopping and scheduling of EV charging sessions.
