Tohoku Alfresa Shifts Company Cars to EVs Implement the Business Plan of “ENECHANGE EV Charge”
ENECHANGE Ltd. (Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Tomoya Maruoka) announces that Tohoku Alfresa Corporation (Head Office: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, President: Shinya Uchida, hereafter “Tohoku Alfresa”), which handles pharmaceutical distribution in the Tohoku region, has adopted the “Business Plan” of ENECHANGE EV Charge at its business locations. Four standard charging ports were installed and operations started at Tohoku Alfresa’s Sendai headquarters and the Iwaki branch.
Background of the Installation
The Alfresa Group’s “22-24 Medium-term Management Plan: Leap to the Future – Evolving Healthcare Consortium” sets forth a group management policy of “contributing to a sustainable society through ‘environmental conservation efforts’.” As part of their environmentally conscious business activities, they are working on expanding the use of clean energy, reducing gasoline consumption, and lowering electricity usage to reduce CO2 emissions.
Tohoku Alfresa is promoting the electrification of its company vehicles by 2030. Existing EV charging ports did not support charging volume visualization and fuel consumption data, which hindered establishing a management system for further EV adoption. With this introduction, the subsidy application expertise of ENECHANGE allowed us to utilize subsidies for the first time under the “Level 2 charging ports, Business locations and warehouses”. This, together with visualization technology for charging performance data, resolved operational management issues, enabling us to establish environmentally friendly EV charging ports at appropriate costs.
About the “Business Plan” for corporate customers
The business plan addresses challenges of the EV shift by providing support for the installation of EV charging ports. In the same way as our previous services, we offer total support from installation to operation of EV charging ports, and, additionally, provide a charging data management service for users of the “Business Plan”.
In the Business Plan, a unique ENECHANGE charging key linked to each vehicle is issued, allowing users to view charging-related data such as the number of charges and charging volume for each vehicle. This enables unified management of company EV charging data on a dashboard, akin to the fuel history of gasoline vehicles. Available via subscription, it facilitates centralized management of charging data like the number of charges and charging volume for each vehicle. If the number of vehicles, charging ports, or charging station locations increase, we will assist in not only managing company EV operations but also in energy management for charging ports and the entire organization.
ENECHANGE EV Charge
ENECHANGE has been providing the EV Charging Service since November 2021 to contribute to the realization of a decarbonized society. ENECHANGE EV Charge is an EV charging service that allows the use of 3kW/6kW Level 2 charging ports installed at commercial facilities, accommodations, offices, and condominiums nationwide. It offers plans with zero installation and monthly fees, and is the No. 1*1 choice among many businesses for its total support from installation to operation.
ENECHANGE also has the No.1-downloaded*2 free app to allow for easy checking of charge port availability and conducting charging sessions and payment processes. Additionally, it enables searching for charging ports from ENECHANGE and other companies. By registering the vehicle model, it can display the difference between charging costs and gasoline costs, and suggest the optimal charging plan.
In addition to app payments, where the user only pays for the amount charged, charging cards provided by e-Mobility Power and various automobile companies are also available.*3 Furthermore, the “ENECHANGE Passport”, a flat-rate subscription plan of 2,980 JPY (tax included) per month, allows multiple charges during daytime hours and offers significant economic benefits, especially to EV users without home charging facilities.
*1. Based on the number of installed Level 2 charging ports (6kW, 200V) by an app-based service provider (as of February 1, 2025, according to GoGoEV).
*2. Number of iOS & Android downloads among five EV Charging Service companies (as of October 31, 2024, according to data.ai research).
*3. In all installation tariffs for offices and business sites, EV charging authentication cards issued by e-Mobility Power and various automakers cannot be used.
ENECHANGE EV Charge website: https://ev-charge-enechange.jp/
ENECHANGE EV Charge
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ENECHANGE Ltd.
ENECHANGE is an energy technology company that promotes a carbon-free society through digital innovation, with the mission of Changing Energy For A Better World.
Founded in 2015 and listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers in 2020 (now known as the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market, Securities Code: 4169), the company offers solutions across the entire energy retail value chain — including procurement, demand and supply management, retail and sales, and customer support — to meet the evolving needs of consumers and energy retailers in light of the “4Ds” of energy: Deregulation, Decentralization, Decarbonization and Digitalization.
Note : This document has been translated from the Japanese original for reference purposes only. In the event of any discrepancy between this translated document and the Japanese original, the original shall prevail.