The eFREIGHT 2030 consortium has officially opened the UK’s first megawatt-scale electric heavy goods vehicle (eHGV) charging site in the East Midlands.
The site, which uses Voltempo’s HyperCharger technology, will support Kuehne+Nagel’s road operations at its 200,000ft2 East Midlands Gateway facility.
It is the first of 25 megawatt-scale eHGV charging hubs planned under eFREIGHT 2030, part of the UK government’s £200m Zero Emission HGV and Infrastructure Demonstrator (ZEHID) Programme.
The hub features six DC charging bays, powered by a single megawatt-scale pod that intelligently distributes power across a network of charge points. The system can deliver enough power to charge future eHGVs in under 30 minutes.
Initially it will support 12 eHGVs, including DAF XF Electric and Renault Trucks E-Tech Ts, operating across regional, national and international routes.
“This first deployment of Voltempo’s HyperCharger at Kuehne+Nagel’s depot is a significant milestone for zero emission freight,” said Simon Smith, CEO of Voltempo.
Kate Broome, sustainability and social impact director at Kuehne+Nagel, added: “Located at the heart of our UK road logistics operations, the combination of the HyperCharger and our new electric fleet enables us to deliver more sustainable logistics for our customers at real operational scale.”
Chris McDonald, minister for industry in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) attended the official opening on 15 January.
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