Nov 3, 2022 - 03:56 pm
Tesco halts free-charging offer at store car parks
In the UK, as of 1 November, Tesco will start charging electric vehicle drivers to use all types of charge points at its grocery stores. Cooperation partner Pod Point did not mention rising energy costs, saying only that the revenues will be used to meet charge point roll-out targets by next year.
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Sep 30, 2022 - 05:50 pm
Shell and Tesco team up for EV charging in Hungary
Shell will install charging stations for electric cars at more than 100 Tesco stores in Hungary by 2025. In the first phase of the partnership, existing charge points already established by the supermarket chain will become part of the Shell Recharge network.
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Jul 31, 2021 - 12:07 pm
Seven British companies pledge to electrify fleets by 2030
Seven UK companies have joined forces to form the Electric Vehicle Fleet Accelerator (EVFA) and have pledged to convert their fleets to electric vehicles by 2030. In return, they are demanding a range of measures from the government to help with the transition.
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Jul 21, 2020 - 02:31 pm
VW & Tesco hit milestone with 200 free charging sites
Living with an EV in the UK is getting easier since Volkswagen and PodPoint teamed up with the Tesco chain over a year ago. The partners announced they have now installed charge points at 200 Tesco superstores, all free to use.
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Mar 10, 2020 - 05:49 pm
Pod Point choses Tritium DC chargers for UK rollout
Australian charging station manufacturer Tritium will be Pod Point’s preferred partner for the planned rollout of DC charging stations in British supermarkets. The first DC charging points have already been set up and more are to follow soon.
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Dec 1, 2018 - 05:21 pm
UK charging station expansion at Tesco’s and Marston’s
The EV charging network in the UK will be expanded in two new initiatives over the next few years: Volkswagen plans to install more than 2,400 charging stations at Tesco locations, while Engenie plans to install 400 fast charging stations at Marston’s pubs.
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