Engie is expanding its GeniePoint network with the installation of thirteen new rapid chargers in the west midlands.

The installations of the 50kW+ chargers are part of a new partnership with Bromsgrove District Council, with BMM Energy Solutions set to carry out the physical installations. Engie will provide ongoing operational, customer service and maintenance services for the next decade.

The first installation is due to start in summer 2020, with all chargers to be installed by the end of the year hopefully.

All of the new GeniePoint chargers will be supplied with 100% renewable energy and will be pay as you go, offering contactless or debit card payments.

Bromsgrove District Council won funding for EV charging as part of the government’s Ultra Low Emission Taxi Infrastructure Scheme, with the new chargers to be free to use for registered Taxi and Private Hire vehicles for the first year. After this initial period, there will be a 75% discount for 2-5 years and a 50% discount after.

Councillor Margaret Sherrey said it was “fantastic news” for the district.

“Now we can get the ball rolling to develop and implement clean transport options for our residents as well as giving EV users from elsewhere in the UK the opportunity to stop or visit Bromsgrove to ‘recharge their batteries’”.

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Rapid EV Charging for Torridge District Council

ChargePoint Services has been working alongside Torridge District Council to link them with the national GeniePoint Network. Four GeniePoint rapid chargers have been installed at strategic locations across the area, ensuring drivers living and working in Torridge, visiting the area or just passing through, have easy access to reliable, rapid electric vehicle charging facilities.

The GeniePoint Network chargers provide the latest in EV charging technology with access via the GeniePoint Network mobile web app (www.geniepoint.co.uk) or RFID card, for easy usability, payment and operation.

Torridge District Council are aiming to be carbon neutral by 2030, and encouraging residents to purchase electric vehicles is a part of enabling them to achieve this goal. The provision of easy to use, reliable charging facilities is designed to motivate the take-up of EVs in the area, both for residents and local businesses, demonstrating EVs are a cost effective, convenient and beneficial asset to their community, their business and to themselves reducing pollution and improving air quality.

Alex Bamberg, Managing Director, ChargePoint Services team, said:

“We recognise that managing the transition to electric powered transport requires investment and cooperation across multiple industries. The recent acquisition of ChargePoint Services by ENGIE gives us the strength and capability to meet the needs of the explosive EV infrastructure requirements across the UK, and we are working hard with our chosen partners to provide this facility nationally and become the number one provider of electric vehicle charging across the UK.”

Councillor Bob Hicks, Leader Member for the Economy, said:

“The Council have chosen to install this technology as we recognise and understand the importance of creating an infrastructure capable of supporting the rise in popularity in electric vehicles. The arrangements we have in place will allow us the flexibility to adapt our approach as the technology advances. The publicly accessible and popular locations mean that both visitors and residents will have a convenient option to recharge their vehicles while visiting local shops and leisure facilities at the same time. It is no secret that finances are tight in Local Government at present and partnering with ChargePoint Services helped provide a cost neutral implementation option. Being able to deploy the latest technology allowing two cars to be charged at once to 80% full in 30 minutes was also attractive.”

Drivers are offered free parking whilst using the chargers, and following the installation Torridge DC have received a plethora of positive comments from the public. The GeniePoint Network chargers have provided a physical presence to help promote the use of sustainable vehicles, and as more residents see that electric vehicles aren’t as inconvenient as they first believed, they foresee ownership of electric vehicles undoubtedly continuing to rise in the Torridge area.

ChargePoint Services is an ENGIE Company

Source: GeniePoint

Supermarket chain Morrisons is to install rapid EV chargers at its sites nationwide after partnering with EV charging provider ChargePoint Services (CPS).

CPS, which owns and operates the GeniePoint Network, will install 50 – 100kW specification rapid chargers at supermarkets up and down the country. The first are to be installed by the end of next month and 100 are expected to be operational by the end of the year.

Andrew Ball, senior buying manager for fuel & services at Morrisons, said that the addition of rapid chargers was in response to customer feedback regarding at-store services, tying in EV chargers with everyday services like parcel collection, recycling and purchasing holiday money.

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