Tesco Electric Car

The uk s largest grocer has partnered with volkswagen on the project.

Tesco electric car.

Electric vehicle ev drivers at 100 tesco stores across the uk are now able to top up their battery for free while shopping. Last week four ev points were installed at the store in chester the 200th tesco. The charging bays will be based in tesco extra and superstore car parks throughout the united kingdom and made up of. These were delayed by the outbreak of the covid 19 pandemic but now following the easing of lockdown measures the plans to deliver the uk s largest retail electric charging network are back on track.

Volkswagen visited tesco in potters bar in the new id 3 electric car the first time the model has been seen in the uk since its debut. All electric car owners are able to use the free chargers. This fantastic partnership with tesco and pod point makes choosing an electric car even more attractive allowing people to charge for free all while going about their daily business said geraldine ingham head of marketing at volkswagen uk. The best bit is that this is not just for volkswagens the chargers are designed for any.

Volkswagen and tesco had plans to roll out electric charging points across 400 stores by the end of 2020. 22kw chargers where 50kw rapids are placed. Tesco is poised to install over 2400 electric car charging bays in the carparks of 600 of its stores across the uk by 2020.