Through the partnership Ubitricity, a wholly owned subsidiary of Shell, will install and manage the public charging infrastructure. The charge points will charge at a speed of up to 5kW and each take just under two hours to install, minimising disruption to the public.
The new public charge points have been funded through the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) and Ubitricity, and the project further develops the borough’s EV infrastructure. The on-street charging points will give local people without the ability to charge on a private driveway increased confidence to make the switch to electric, knowing they can easily charge their EV using public infrastructure available across Redbridge. Installation of the first tranche of the 310 charge points is set to begin in September 2023.
“We are delighted to build on the work already done by Redbridge Council to increase on-street charging points to help residents who would be unable to charge their EVs at home,” said Michael Sharkey, senior technical manager for Siemens. “Importantly, this adds another 310 chargers to the more than 6,500 already installed and maintained by Siemens across London.”
