Gridserve hits milestone of 50 350kW high power EV charging hubs

Gridserve has hit the milestone of having 50 new Electric Super Hubs built or in construction this year.

The company also has “dozens” of additional sites being prepared for production for the facilities, which typically include 350kW high power chargepoints.

The new hubs are spread across England, Scotland and Wales, providing high power charging on some of the UK’s busiest routes, as well as electric retail hubs at popular shopping destinations.

Toddington Harper, CEO of Gridserve, said: “By announcing Gridserve reaching the milestone of our phase one 2023 rollout, we are able to deliver EV drivers further confidence to make the switch to EV knowing they can travel with ease, with zero tailpipe emissions, across the length and breadth of the country.

“It’s clear that the climate crisis is upon us, and it is critical we continue to increase our pace – we are now also immediately commencing our phase 2-rollout, with the target to also deliver hundreds more High Power chargepoints this year.”

Harper said the first phase of the rollout will add more than 400 new 350kW chargepoints to the Gridserve Electric Highway, more than doubling the number of these types of chargepoints currently available.

The high power chargepoints are capable of delivering 100 miles of range in only five minutes, depending on the capabilities of the electric vehicle.

Phase two of the transformation will see hundreds more high power chargepoints added later this year.

Gridserve will also open another Electric Forecourt this year at London Gatwick, te first of its kind at an international airport.

Planning permission is also approved at several other sites including Nevendon, Gateshead, Plymouth, Stevenage and Markam Vale, with more than 30 other sites also under development.

Gridserve is also using innovative technology to minimise issues caused by grid connection lead times. Moto Ferrybridge, for example, features a temporary microgrid that uses batteries and vegetable oil, while Cornwall Services uses a combination of a 100kW grid connection, lithium-ion batteries, solar energy and the latest software developed by GRIDSERVE Technologies to provide High Power Charging.  

Electric Super Hub locations already opened in 2023: 

• Moto Blyth (A1(M))  
• Moto Cherwell Valley (M40)  
• Cornwall Services (A30)  
• Moto Ferrybridge (M62/A1(M))  
• Moto Grantham (A1)  
• Moto Leeming Bar (A1(M))  
• Moto Pease Pottage (M23)  
• Moto Reading (W) (23/12)  
• Solstice Park (A303)  
• Abbey Retail Park St Ives (A14)  
• Dobbies Swindon   
• Moto Washington North A1(M)  
• Moto Washington South A1(M)  
• Roadchef Watford Gap North (M1)  
• Roadchef Watford Gap South (M1) 
• Moto Grantham (A1) - extension
• Moto Scotch Corner (A1) 

Electric Super Hub locations awaiting energisation or in construction (in alphabetical order): 

• Roadchef Annandale Water (A74(M)) 
• Roadchef Bothwell (M74) 
• Moto Cardiff West (M4) 
• Roadchef Chester (M56) 
• Moto Chieveley (M4) 
• Roadchef Clacket Lane East (M25) 
• Roadchef Clacket Lane West (M25) 
• Roadchef Durham (A1(M)) 
• Dobbies Edinburgh 
• Moto Exeter (M5) - extension
• Moto Frankley Southbound (M5) 
• GRIDSERVE Electric Forecourt® London Gatwick Airport 
• Dobbies Gloucester  
• Moto Hilton Park North (M6) 
• Roadchef Killington Lake (M6) 
• Kingsway Retail Park, Derby 
• Moto Kinross (M90) 
• Moto Lancaster Northbound (M6) 
• Moto Lancaster Southbound (M6) 
• Dobbies Leicester 
• Dobbies Liverpool 
• Moto Medway East (M2) 
• Moto Medway West (M2) 
• Monkswood Retail Park, Stevenage 
• Moorlands Centre, Lincoln  
• Roadchef Northampton North (M1) 
• Priory Fields Retail Park, Taunton 
• Roadchef Sandbach North (M6) 
• Roadchef Sandbach South (M6) 
• The Slough Retail Park, Slough 
• Dobbies Stockton 
• Roadchef Strensham North (M5) 
• Moto Tamworth (M42) 
• Teals Farm Shop (A303)