One of many UK’s largest speedy charging hubs at Banbury simply off the M40, has opened three weeks forward of schedule offering a lot wanted electrical automobile charging infrastructure on the nation’s strategic highway community.
Positioned simply off the motorway at Junction 11, drivers will have the ability to cost their EVs utilizing eight cutting-edge excessive powered chargers whereas having fun with on-site amenities together with Costa Espresso and a Miller and Carter steakhouse.
Adrian Eager, CEO of InstaVolt, mentioned:
“Regardless of the current pandemic I’m delighted that we’ve been capable of open the Banbury hub forward of schedule having solely commenced building in Might this 12 months. It demonstrates the arduous work and professionalism of our group of mission managers and engineers who’ve labored across the clock to ship this key infrastructure mission.
Strategically Banbury Hub is essential to us because it sits simply off one of many nation’s busiest motorways, serving London in a single course and the UK’s second metropolis Birmingham, within the different. It can even be significantly welcome to EV drivers who’re having fun with holidays at residence this 12 months and may journey with the boldness that they’ll have the ability to cost while out and about.
A scarcity of charging infrastructure on the nation’s motorways is commonly cited as a priority for present and potential EV drivers. We’re fixing that drawback by deploying chargers the place drivers want them most by growing websites up and down the highway community just some hundred metres from motorway junctions.”
InstaVolt has constructed its status on the philosophy that charging an electrical automobile ought to be fast and simple which is why, in contrast to many different firms, InstaVoltoperates an ‘open charger’ mannequin, so anybody can use its charging factors on a pay-as-you-go foundation. No month-to-month subscription and no membership playing cards are required with drivers simply needing a contactless fee card to begin a charging session.
Earlier this 12 months InstaVolt was named as the most effective electrical automobile charging community for a number of manufacturers in 2020 in Auto Categorical’ first ever chargepoint operator survey. In its Driver Energy buyer satisfaction rankings, the extremely revered motoring journal additionally provides InstaVolt its coveted “Advisable” award.
The accolade provides to the popularity that InstaVoltearned within the Zap-Map survey the place, for the second 12 months working, electrical automotive drivers throughout the county named InstaVolt as their favorite charging community for a number of manufacturers.