ChargePoint Services and Havant Borough Council have partnered to install three new rapid chargers across the borough.
GeniePoint chargers (50kW+) have already been put in at South Street, Emsworth, and Tidworth Road, Leigh Park, with one at Wellington Way, Waterlooville, due to go live at the beginning of March.
Jane Devlin, energy strategy manager for Havant Borough Council, said: “Delivering public-facing electric vehicle infrastructure is crucial if we are to see the switch away from polluting petrol & diesel vehicles.
“Not everyone can have a charger at home, so making these chargers accessible in council-owned car parks with a competitive tariff opens up the possibility of owning an electric vehicle to more people.
“The three locations in Havant Borough Council will help make the switch to an electric car or van a realistic and cost-effect option.”
Alex Bamberg, managing director, ChargePoint Services, added: “ChargePoint Services are highly focused on supporting local councils in their efforts to provide infrastructure to facilitate the change to electric vehicle transportation in their area.
“With each additional local authority providing this critical service, the GeniePoint Network spreads even further across the UK providing access to the UK’s fast growing, reliable rapid charging network.”
To use the new chargers, people will need to join the free GeniePoint Network prior to connecting their vehicles.
Once signed up, the GeniePoint Network offers a tariff of £0.30p/kWh, plus £1.00 connection fee.
There are now over 25 GeniePoint chargers located across Hampshire making travelling around and across the county.
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Andrew Ryan is the features editor at Fleet News. He has been a journalist for more than 20 years and has specialised in the fleet industry for the past 12.
Sage & Onion - 07/02/2019 13:37
At the last count I had no fewer than 6 different car charging Apps on my smartphone. This is what is holding back the take up of EV's and PHEV's in my opinion. Each app requires its own deposited funds to draw off when used. As a Fleet Manager, I only give my drivers 2 fuel cards, and that is 1 too many in my view. So why would I want to have the equivalent of 6 or more fuel cards with charging data all over the place? The EV industry needs to get their heads together and roll out just one App that all the other chargepoint providers feed into so drivers see what the availability is and what the charging cost is at each chargepoint offered by different providers. I speak not only as a Fleet Manager but also as a PHEV driver who is seriously considering a return to diesel for his next car if the infrastructure remains so fragmented.