A new electric vehicle ‘superhub’, operated by Pivot Power, opened in Oxford today capable of charging hundreds of cars.
Pivot Power, which develops battery storage and electric vehicle network, said the £41mln hub has 42 charging points and can recharge cars in 20 minutes.
According to the BBC, the company said it plans to build 40 more across the country over the next decade and hopes the Oxford hub can help the city achieve its net-zero target by 2040.
Tim Rose, programme manager at Pivot Power, said delivering electric vehicle infrastructure was critical to meeting the government’s transport strategy.
"This is how we get 36m electric cars on the roads, by building large EV charging hubs,” Rose told the BBC.
"We believe pretty firmly there are going to be 30m-plus EV cars on the roads, so for at least the next decade we see the electric vehicle as being the route to decarbonisation.”
The company has also built a connection point to Oxford’s bus company so it can charge its buses as it electrifies over the coming years.