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Preparing for the future, while delivering for the present: The Wichelstowe Project

Preparing for the future, while delivering for the present: The Wichelstowe Project

The Wichelstowe  project is a joint venture between Swindon Borough Council and Barratt Developments that will see over 3,000 new homes, alongside schools and commercial facilities built over the next 20 years.   The project team have come together with Connected Kerb, a UK-based smart cities and EV charging specialist, to deploy technologically advanced charging infrastructure across the site that aims to actively support resident transition […]

ONTO – the new electric car subscription service

ONTO – the new electric car subscription service

These days most people are used to subscription service models be that for a mobile phone or for streaming services. Monthly payments rather than outright ownership does seem increasingly to be the popular choice for many people across numerous products and services. But did you know that something similar is now happening in the car […]

Buy e-cars – a new type of electric vehicle marketplace

At Electric Road, we are constantly amazed at the variety of new companies entering the EV market all with their own perspective and benefits but often driven by a passion for all things electric.     Buy e-cars are one example. They are a recently launched, free-to-use online service that connects electric car sellers to […]

A glimpse into the future: GRIDSERVE’s electrical forecourt

A glimpse into the future: GRIDSERVE’s electrical forecourt

If you don’t know much about electric vehicles or indeed have doubts as to how they would fit into your life, then a visit to GRIDSERVE’s electrical forecourt may well change your perspective; the penny may indeed drop!   Back in December 2020, GRIDSERVE announced the UK’s first Electric Forecourt® near Braintree, Essex. This is […]

bp invests £2 million to improve UK’s legacy charging infrastructure

bp invests £2 million to improve UK’s legacy charging infrastructure

bp pulse (formerly bp Chargemaster) is one of the UK’s leading providers of electric vehicle charging infrastructure and operates Polar, the largest electric vehicle charging network in the UK. bp Chargemaster has supplied over 60,000 public, workplace, and home charging units, and is currently rolling out 150kW ultra-rapid chargers on bp retail sites.   bp […]