Evios buys home charging business Andersen

Evios has acquired the electric vehicle (EV) home charging business Andersen EV for an undisclosed sum.

Muller EV, which trades as Andersen EV, entered administration and ceased trading in October. It had been experiencing difficult trading conditions, in part due to the well-known supply chain issues affecting the global automotive industry.

Andersen EV produced and installed a range of customisable ‘premium’ home charger solutions.

The management of Evios has indicated that the two brands will co-exist, serving different parts of the EV market and benefitting from shared investment in technology, installation personnel and customer support.

Production of Andersen units will recommence immediately, and all associated customer support services will be merged with the existing operation at Evios’s Bedfordshire-based headquarters. Installations will be fulfilled via its in-house installation team which provides full nationwide coverage.

It also said that it will fully support Andersen’s existing customer base across the UK and will honour any remaining product warranties.

Furthermore, Evios has announced that it will fulfil more than 200 pending product orders and will continue to operate Andersen-ev.com and the Kønnect+ app, which helps Andersen users manage, change and report on their charging activity.

Evios chief executive David Martell said: “Andersen’s design-led positioning complements our leadership in technology and functionality and running both brands in parallel will help us to serve an even broader range of customers.

“The Evios One provides intuitive and intelligent home charging for the mainstream while the Andersen charge point serves premium buyers attracted to design and aesthetics.” 

Andersen was appointed as a recommended installer for Porsche GB and a preferred supplier for Jaguar Land Rover in the UK.

Evios was launched in April by David Martell, former CEO of Chargemaster which was sold to BP in 2018 and is now known as BP Pulse.

With £5.8 million raised from investors to date, a “robust” supply chain in place and growing order books, Evios says it is on track for rapid expansion.

Its first unit, the Evios One, is currently being rolled out to UK customers, with plans to launch a business unit, Evios Two during 2023.

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