Every electric vehicle charger across the UK motorway network’s Electric Highway has reportedly been upgraded. Gridserve, which took over the service 10 months ago, set to work transforming the network of chargers, which had earned a reputation for being unreliable and difficult to use.
Since June 2021, more than 300 "medium power" Electric Highway chargers have been replaced at more than 130 motorway service areas. The new units accept contactless payment, have 24-hour support and offer real-time status updates.
On top of these medium power connectors, Gridserve is installing new High Power Electric Hubs that offer up to 350kW charging capacity – equalling the fast chargers currently available through Ionity. These can deliver up to 100 miles of range in under 10 minutes, though very few EVs can currently accept the full 350kW.
