A £1.4m electric truck charging station capable of powering up to ten eHGVs simultaneously, has opened at Nissan’s Sunderland plant.
The facility, which hosts seven 360kW charge points, will support an initial 25 electric trucks making up to 60 deliveries to the plant per day.
Trucks operated by Nissan, Fergusons, Yusen and BCA, will collect parts from the manufacturer’s UK supplier sites – including Derby – as well as delivering finished vehicles to and from the Port of Tyne.
These vehicles will travel more than 2.4 million km a year, saving about 1,500 tonnes of CO2 annually.
The project is part of Electric Freightway, led by Gridserve, funded by the UK Government and delivered in partnership with Innovate UK that is supporting the deployment of eHGVs and high-power charging infrastructure.
Michael Simpson, Vice President Supply Chain Management, Nissan AMIEO, said, “The charging station looks brilliant and is a big step forward in Nissan’s EV360 vision, which brings together electric vehicles. zero carbon energy and battery manufacturing.
“We’re exploring further opportunities to allow other hauliers to use the charging station as well as looking at other opportunities to maximise its full potential.”
Daniel Kunkel, CEO, Gridserve said, “The decarbonisation of transport logistics is much stronger and reaches far wider when done in partnership.
“This is why, as leaders of the Electric Freightway consortium, we are so pleased to support this UK first with Nissan and their haulage partners.
“Depot charging is critical for the electrification of HGVs, going hand in hand with future public infrastructure developments.
“As a first shared usage site, this location is leading the way in sustainable freight logistics.”
