New partner: Supermarket REIT.
Supermarket EV charging on the way for millions of consumers, as Supermarket REIT partners with Osprey Charging.
- Partnership sees large hubs of reliable, rapid charging installed across the fund’s UK-wide portfolio of major supermarket stores.
- First charging hubs are live in Cumbria at Morrisons in Workington (16 ultra-rapid charge points), an area under-served for EV charging, and at Morrisons in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire (6 ultra-rapid charge points).
- Further hubs are in construction at Tesco Extra in Bradley Stoke (16 ultra-rapid charge points) and Tesco Leicester (12 ultra-rapid charge points).
- Customers of major supermarket and retail brands including Morrisons, Tesco, Aldi and B&M are set to benefit from access to large numbers of charge points whilst they shop.
Osprey Charging, one of the UK’s largest and leading rapid electric vehicle (EV) charging networks, today announces a new partnership with real estate investment trust, Supermarket Income REIT, to install rapid EV charging hubs across the fund’s portfolio of omnichannel supermarkets. The collaboration significantly improves the convenience of public EV charging for millions of customers of major retail brands such as Morrisons and Tesco.
An initial six locations are earmarked for supermarket hubs, totalling 65+ rapid charge points, with further sites expected to be added to partnership. Two of the six are already live, both at Morrisons in areas where public EV charging is currently sparse: Workington in Cumbria and Wisbech at the gateway to Norfolk and Lincolnshire.
EV charging differentiates these retail locations and future-proofs the asset, attracting en-route fleet and private drivers as well as local residents and businesses for the long-term. And with access to charging one of the biggest barriers to EV adoption, locating reliable charging hubs at busy shopping areas, where millions of customers already drive each year, gives consumers confidence in choosing electric.
The first hub at Morrisons in Workington comprises 16 ultra-rapid charge points, each capable of delivering up to 300kW, in an accessibly-designed layout managed by the latest charging technology that distributes power to vehicles based on their actual needs in real time. This optimisation ensures no available power is wasted, allowing more high-power charge points to be installed and customers to receive the power their car requires throughout the charge.
Osprey’s hubs are designed and built with the latest charging technology for a simple experience. The chargers are easy to use with open-access payment for consumers, accepting contactless bank cards, Apple/Google Pay, the Osprey App and RFID card payments as well as payments through all major third-party EV services including fleet cards.
Osprey cover all costs associated with installing and servicing the rapid charging points while sharing the profits, minimising financial risk.
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Sustainability is a key part of our strategy and so we are delighted to announce this partnership between SUPR and Osprey. Supermarkets are an ideal location for EV charging, with shoppers able to charge while they pick up their groceries. These developments are being delivered at no capital outlay to SUPR, whilst enhancing the sustainability credentials of assets and helping to drive footfall to the stores.
Robert Abraham, Managing Director, Supermarkets at Atrato Group
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Supermarkets sit at the heart of communities, and providing a high standard of EV charging at them makes a difference to consumers’ choice of where to shop and confidence to drive electric. We’re delighted that Osprey are building our large, reliable rapid charging hubs at these prime locations working in partnership with Supermarket Income REIT. Their forward-thinking strategy will ensure they stay ahead of the curve by equipping their locations to meet growing EV market demand.
Andrew Nosworthy, Commercial Director at Osprey Charging
This announcement is Osprey’s latest partnership in the retail property sector, where the charging business has a five-year track record of installing over 180 rapid charge points for portfolio owners including Ediston, London & Scottish Investments, M7 Real Estate and Brookhouse Group.
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