Case study · Camping & Accommodation

Welcome EV travelers and monetize every kWh.

Campsites and outdoor accommodation venues are welcoming more and more travellers in electric vehicles. Sparklin lets you install self-service charging stations for your holidaymakers and automatically bill every session.

Request a quote →View figures
Borne Sparklin sur potelet — camping et hébergement
A standout booking selling point
🌙 Slow charging suited to overnight stays
📅 Off-season revenue
👤 Anonymous payment — no sign-up required
Secure charging

The EV camper: a fast-growing clientele, an infrastructure that is often missing.

Electric vehicle sales rise every year. A growing share of these owners are also campers — and they are looking for campsites equipped for charging. On booking platforms, the presence of charging stations is becoming a search filter, just like a swimming pool or wifi.

The good news: camping is one of the use cases for which slow charging is perfectly suited. Even a camper who arrives in the evening and leaves the next morning has 8 to 10 hours of charging — enough to recover 30 to 35 kWh, or 200 to 250 km of range.

The Spark Plus meets exactly this need — at a cost that makes the investment affordable, with power suited to an on-pitch installation and a financial return that is visible from the very first season.

Application Sparklin — gestion communautés camping, paiement et accès

A charging service that works in season and off season.

👤

Anonymous payment — zero friction for the passing camper

The Spark Plus lets a camper start a session and pay directly with Google Pay or Apple Pay, with or without an account. They plug in, scan the QR code, and pay. It is the simplest possible experience for a user discovering the station for the first time.

📅

Revenue that keeps coming in off season

By activating the QR Code, your charging points remain accessible to motorists even when your campsite is closed. In Spark Pilot, you define whether off-season access is allowed, at what rate and on which pitches. The revenue generated is automatically transferred to your account.

🏷️

Flexible, differentiated pricing

A preferential rate for your registered campers (included in the overnight stay or not) and a public rate for outside visitors. Spark Pilot manages both at the same time. You can offer overnight packages, per-kWh rates or a combination depending on the length of stay — the pricing policy stays entirely under your control.

3-star campsite · 120 pitches · 10 Spark Plus stations

3 000 €

Total CAPEX

10 Spark Plus installed · no grid upgrade

5 600 €

Estimated season revenue

90 nights · 70% utilisation rate · 0.35 €/kWh

+ 900 €

Off-season revenue

GIREVE network

Explore other Sparklin use cases

Every context has its own specifics. Discover how Sparklin meets the challenges of other types of sites.

Contact an advisor