Japan’s smallest EV charger “Ella” developed and sold by Jigowatts Inc. has been installed by Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo Co., Ltd. in the multi-story parking lot on the first floor of the Kyokuto Kaihatsu Group headquarters building (address: 2-5-11 Awaji-cho, Chuo-ku, Osaka City, Osaka). In addition, Jigowatts’s EV ordinary charger was adopted for “Charge-mo,” a new service of Kyokuto Kaihatsu Parking, a group company of Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo Co.

Jigowatts Inc.(Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Tomoki Shibata; hereinafter “Jigowatts”) has installed Japan’s smallest regular EV charger “Ella” (hereinafter “Ella”), developed and marketed by Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo Co. (Head Office: 5-11, Awaji-cho 2-chome, Chuo-ku, Osaka; President: Tatsuya Nunohara) (“Kyokuto Development”) has installed a multi-story parking lot on the first floor of the Kyokuto Development Group Head Office Building (Address: 5-11, Awaji-cho 2-chome, Chuo-ku, Osaka City).

■ Installation in multi-story parking lots

In the development of EV charging infrastructure for the spread of EVs, it is essential that multi-story parking lots be equipped with regular EV chargers. However, due to wiring and space issues, installation of EV chargers in multi-story parking lots is not widespread. In this situation, Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo has installed “Ella” on the first floor of the Kyokuto Kaihatsu Group headquarters building, drawing attention to the fact that it is the smallest* EV charger in Japan, that it can be installed even in the limited space of a multi-level parking garage, and that its design has won the Good Design Award. Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo Co.
June, 2023* according to our own research.

■ About “Charge-mo”, an EV charger installation and charging management service

A group company of Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo(Headquarters: 2-5-11 Awaji-cho, Chuo-ku, Osaka; President: Yutaka Yoshida) (hereinafter referred to as “Kyokuto Kaihatsu Parking”; together with the Kyokuto Kaihatsu Group), will start a new service called “Charge-mo” (URL: ) in October 2023, for multi-story parking facilities and coin-operated parking lots, which will provide everything from installation of EV charging facilities to charging management services. (hereinafter referred to as “Kyokuto Kaihatsu Parking”, and together with Kyokuto Kaihatsu Parking, the “Kyokuto Kaihatsu Group”) will launch a new service called “Charge-mo” (URL: https://www.charge-mo.com/) for multi-story parking garages and coin-operated parking garages, which will undertake the entire process from installation of EV charging facilities to charging management services.
“Charge-mo” is a one-stop service that provides “installation,” “web application,” and “maintenance and support” for EV chargers, the first of its kind for a multi-level parking system manufacturer.
Jigowatts’s EV normal chargers are used for “Charge-mo,” and the two companies will consider joint development of a dedicated model for “Charge-mo” in the future.

■ Future Development

Jigowatts recognizes Kyokuto Kaihatsu Group as an important partner, and will work with Kyokuto Kaihatsu Group to develop various products and services in both hardware and software technology to solve the issues necessary for the development of charging infrastructure for the spread of EVs, including the installation of regular chargers for EVs in multi-level parking lots.