UK: Gridserve plans 50 high-powered ‘Electric Hubs’
The company wants to have a recognisable brand covering all of GRIDSERVE’s UK-wide chargers, including coverage for 85% of the motorway network.
Gridserve has launched a new program called Gridserve Electric Highway – a UK-wide network of more than 50 high power ‘Electric Hubs’ with 6-12 x 350kW chargers in each, plus almost 300 rapid chargers installed across 85% of the UK’s motorway service stations.
The overall objective is to a UK-wide network that people can rely on whatever type of electric vehicle they drive. The news comes just weeks after the acquisition of the Electric Highway from Ecotricity.
The first electric highway ‘Motorway Electric Hub’ – a bank of 12 high power 350kW chargers alongside 12 x Tesla Superchargers was opened to the public in April at Rugby Services and is the UK’s largest high power motorway charging site.
“We are excited to partner with Gridserve in helping to make EV charging in the UK a fast and anxiety free experience. We view this as critical to enabling the rapid decarbonization of road based transportation, especially for long distance journeys” said Edward Beckley, Partner at TPG and senior member of The Rise Fund’s climate investing team.
The Rise Fund is the latest investor in a Gridserve.
