VEV, an electric fleet provider backed by oil company Vitol, has partnered with UK-based integrated road and rail freight logistics provider Maritime Transport to install high-powered electric truck chargers at three Maritime sites in Wakefield, Doncaster and Tilbury in the UK.
The 17 chargers, which are scheduled to be commissioned by the end of May, will support the introduction of electric HGVs into Maritime’s fleet this summer.
The installations at Mill Lane in Wakefield and London Distribution Park in Tilbury are now in advanced stages and work is due to commence shortly at iPort in Doncaster, VEV said. These are the first sites in Maritime’s network to be electrified for electric HGV operations.
Maritime Transport plans to install charging infrastructure at nine further port and rail-connected depots this year. Once fully operational, the network is expected to provide 16.5 MW of installed power, enabling simultaneous charging for up to 98 electric trucks. Unit capacity will range from 100 kW to 1 MW.
VEV is delivering end-to-end site design, infrastructure development, software integration, charger maintenance and ongoing fleet analysis for the first phase of the rollout.
“It’s rewarding to see tangible progress being made on our decarbonisation journey. As a leading participant in the government-backed Zero Emission HGV and Infrastructure Demonstrator, Maritime is delivering the infrastructure to support the widescale deployment of battery-electric vehicles,” said Tom Williams, Deputy CEO at Maritime Transport. “Our partnership with VEV has been instrumental in this phase of the rollout, combining technical expertise with the scale and ambition of our network.”
Source: VEV