A new nine-bay ultra-rapid electric vehicle (EV) Charging Hub has been installed in Sheffield by national charging network Be.EV, that will help to tackle air pollution in the city.
The chargers, installed by national charging network Be.EV, are ideally located in the busy Parkway Central Retail Park, on a key trunk-road between Sheffield city centre and the M1.
The site’s ultra-rapid Kempower chargers – capable of charging up to 150kW – can add up to 165 miles of range in a short 20-minute stop.
The local council hopes that they’ll also help to tackle Sheffield’s air pollution problem, which causes one in 20 deaths in the city.
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The charge points are accompanied by three labelled waiting bays, giving EV owners clear spaces to queue if the hub becomes busy.
Two of the bays are marked as accessible, one of which is fully PAS 1899 compliant, to make this charging hub as easy-to-use as possible for disabled users.
CEO of Be.EV Asif Ghafoor said: ”The air pollution deaths statistics in Sheffield are shocking and need to be drastically reduced.
“Charging infrastructure will go a long way to driving this. We need to make it as easy as possible for drivers to make the shift to driving EVs, and this ultra-rapid charging hub at Parkway is a step in the right direction.
“Fleet drivers make up a significant part of the UK’s motoring community and they need convenient charging more than most. It’s a key priority of ours to make Be.EV synonymous with the fleet community.”
Achievements and innovations in EV charging infrastructure will be celebrated at the third annual CiTTi Awards, which will be held on 26 November 2024 at De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms in London. Visit www.cittiawards.co.uk to learn more about this unmissable event for the UK’s transportation sector – and to book your table!
