Go Eve Secures £750K to Upgrade DockChain EV Charging Technology

DockChain helps charging operators support more electric vehicles without installing a separate fast charger in every parking space. Vehicles can stay plugged in while the system charges them one at a time. This can reduce the number of chargers needed, lower infrastructure costs and make installation easier.

The new project will focus on developing updated hardware, firmware and software to make charging sessions more reliable. The improvements will allow DockChain to start, stop and restart charging without requiring drivers to unplug and reconnect their vehicles. Existing DockChain units will also be upgradeable to support the new technology.

The development is based on challenges found at real fleet charging sites. Some electric vehicles do not start charging on the first attempt, while others may not restart properly after charging stops. Go Eve aims to solve these issues, making automated charging more reliable and helping operators manage charging schedules and vehicle priorities more easily.

“As fuel prices reach record highs and EV penetration across UK commercial fleets is projected to reach 30–50% by 2030, fleet managers are reappraising the economics of electrification. The ability to make better use of existing chargers, parking bays and available grid capacity will be increasingly important in managing this transition,” said, John Goodbody, co-founder and Marketing Director, Go Eve.

He added, “We’ve already shown that fleets can serve more bays without multiplying the number of fast chargers, that’s where the immediate cost and rollout benefit comes from DockChain. Working with fleets has also taught us that vehicles don’t always behave exactly as expected at the charging connector. Some EVs need another attempt to start; others can be reluctant to restart charging after power flow is paused for grid, or priority reasons. This project tackles those practical issues so we can make DockChain more reliable and more flexible.”

The project will also explore how DockChain could support bidirectional charging and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) services in the future. This could help fleet operators earn extra revenue by sending stored electricity from vehicle batteries back to the power grid when their vehicles are not in use.

The project is supported by Innovate UK through its Growth Catalyst Investor Partnerships programme. Go Eve’s engineering team in Wolverhampton, UK, will lead the development and testing. The company aims to deliver a new, production-ready version of DockChain to its manufacturing partners in 2027.

Go Eve is inviting fleet operators to take part in trial projects. It is particularly interested in sites where multiple vehicles share limited charging capacity, have different departure times or require different charging priorities. The company is also looking for sites where vehicles remain parked long enough to offer potential V2G revenue opportunities. Trials will be planned around each site’s needs, with the new features tested as they become available.

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