The growing network of free-charge points for electric vehicles (EVs) at Tesco stores has now expanded to 500 locations, while usage has surged 300% over the past year.
Free charging sessions on the network, which only uses renewable energy, increased from 500,000 in April 2021 to more than two million by the end of February.
The network was launched in 2019 by Tesco, Volkswagen and Pod Point, with the 500th charging location opened at the Tesco Extra store in Inverness.
This latest milestone means the network is on track to meet its original target of launching charging points at 600 Tesco stores across the UK.
The free charging network milestone comes after the Government announced the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy, which commits £1.6 billion to the creation of 300,000 public charge points by 2030, as well as placing new legal responsibilities on charging providers covering means of payment and other factors.
(Source: www.www.fleetnews.com)
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