Oxford is proposed as a “centre of excellence” for its high density of electrical vehicles charging points. It has 64 across the city and surrounding area creating one of the highest densities of EV chargers anywhere in Europe.
Chargemaster Plc, lunched its POLAR network of charging points in Oxford and, in conjunction with Hertz On Demand, there is an electric car sharing club to help attract the everyday use of ultra-low carbon vehicles.
Ten electric Nissan LEAFs are available to book any day online from www.hertzlondemand.co.uk for rental by the hour, day or week and will be situated in university campuses, street locations, local car parks, major employers’ car parks and other strategic locations across the city and surrounding areas.
There are plans to install a further 50 or more charging points in Oxford over the next 12 months including a number of rapid charging units which do the job in around 20 minutes!
A further 100 charging points are available within 40 minutes’ drive from Oxford and all these points will be accessible to Oxford EV motorists at such locations as Silverstone race circuit, the Oxford Belfry hotel, Cheltenham and Warwick race courses and regional shopping centres, like Milton Keynes and Bicester village.
The people of Oxford will have access to one charging post per 2500 residents, overtaking the likes of Amsterdam and Paris to claim the title of the electric vehicle capital of Europe.
In the next 18 months it is predicted that 29 new models of plug-in cars and light vans will be launched in the UK market by manufacturers including BMW, Volvo, Nissan, Renault, Ford and Vauxhall. It is widely expected that up to one car in ten sold in the UK by 2020 will be electric or plug in hybrid.
Oxford is part of a motoring revolution which has seen more than 5,000 charging points in put in place across the country, thanks to significant government investment and forward-looking companies like Chargemaster and Hertz.
More information: www.chargemasterplc.com