[SOMPO Direct General Insurance Co., Ltd.] About opening of EV site “HOW TO EV VOICE” SOMPO Direct General Insurance Co., Ltd. Press release: November 13, 2024 Regarding the opening of the EV site “HOW TO EV VOICE”
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/33692/89/33692-89-0d4886f24d2560aaf3540e4e67dbbbf3-316×81.png November 13, 2024 Sompo Direct General Insurance Co., Ltd. Regarding the opening of the EV site “HOW TO EV VOICE” Sompo Direct Sompo Insurance Co., Ltd. (Representative Director and President: Katsushi Nakagawa, hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) is an automotive general insurance company operated by EID Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Nakano-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Hiroshi Miyagawa) on November 13, 2024. In collaboration with the information platform “Response”, we will be opening an information site “HOW TO EV VOICE” specializing in EV (electric vehicles) on our website. 1. Background/purpose In September 2023, we became the first company in the non-life insurance industry to start providing EV services. In April 2024, we will begin providing on-site rapid charging services to customers who have subscribed to “Adult Auto Insurance” in the event of an EV power outage, allowing customers to use EVs comfortably and with peace of mind. We have provided information and services for your convenience. In addition, we will hold two EV test drive events for “Adult Auto Insurance” policyholders in November 2023 and October 2024, and we will hold “EV Interest Level/Purchase Potential Test Drive” event in July 2024. We have accumulated knowledge about EVs through research and other activities. Recently, we have further aggregated information about EVs and disseminated meaningful information to EV owners and customers considering purchasing an EV.We are also collaborating with various companies related to EVs and considering new products and services. With the aim of making this a platform that can be used for a variety of purposes, we have decided to jointly establish an EV site on our website in collaboration with Japan’s largest comprehensive automobile information platform, “Response (https://response.jp/).”
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/33692/89/33692-89-806e522ab3cce5665fbd682190fedbe0-440×169.png 2. EV site “HOW TO EV VOICE” overview You can view it from the auto insurance top page of our website. “HOW TO EV VOICE” not only introduces EV-related news, but also collaborates with the Response Editorial Department to conduct regular surveys targeting “Adult Auto Insurance” policyholders. We collect comments and advice from people who are living their car lives (VOICE), as well as voices of anxiety and hesitation from people who are considering EVs. By analyzing and sharing their opinions, we will develop this site into a source of information for people considering purchasing or owning an EV. Additionally, by sharing analysis of the results of periodic surveys, we will work with EV-related partner companies to explore and disseminate new possibilities and ways to utilize EVs. [Site image]
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/33692/89/33692-89-9d32601d62ffeaf122dd5255f5da1fd3-1104×516.png EV site “HOW TO EV VOICE” URL:
https://www.sompo-direct.co.jp/otona/howtoev/ 3. About the future We plan to conduct a survey on this EV site around January 2025 and develop new content based on the results. In addition to this, we are constantly adding useful information for EV owners and customers considering purchasing an EV, and as an insurance company that supports customers’ safe, secure, and comfortable car lives, we are contributing to the realization of a sustainable society. We will do so. More