The new chargers are capable of up to 350kW and are powered entirely from net zero carbon energy, located across some of the UK’s busiest roads. All chargers feature both CCS and CHAdeMO connectors, accept contactless payment and provide real-time status updates to a myriad of popular EV charging maps.
By James Foster
February 10, 2023
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Reading is one of the four new locations commissioned by Gridserve in January.
After an exceptional year in 2022, Gridserve has now installed 173 High Power chargers across 16 Electric Super Hubs and two Electric Forecourts. There are now chargers installed in 169 locations across the Gridserve Electric Highway, delivering over 10 million EV miles to the UK’s electric vehicles every month.
Battery-buffered DC chargers can supercharge commercial EV uptake, removing months in deployment time and hundreds of thousands to millions in upfront costs for fleet operators and commercial landlords needing to electrify.
Atlanta-based electric vehicle (EV) charging company EnviroSpark has partnered with private investment firm Starwood Capital Group in a multi-million-dollar deal.
This partnership will bring over 400 charging stations to more than 80 multi-family home properties owned by Starwood Capital across the US.
Chargers will be delivered and installed in the next six-to-12 months, expanding EV access to over 55,000 consumers across 12 states. EnviroSpark says it is the largest deal of its kind for a single owner of multi-family properties.
The lack of availability and accessibility of current EV charge points, coupled with damaged infrastructure, incompatibility and inadequate payment options is causing frustration amongst UK EV drivers, a new report from SMS plc has found.
With the Scottish city’s Spatial Delivery Framework now complete, it can take decisions to influence travel behaviour and encourage a shift toward more sustainable transport that includes electric vehicle use.