Visitors to Trafford’s White City Retail Park are now able to charge their electric vehicles while they shop thanks to the installation of five new ultra-rapid EV chargers.
All Be.EV members will also have exclusive access to free charging at this location for a week, from Tuesday 14th until Tuesday 21st November.
The project marks the start of a partnership between The Derwent Group, who operate the retail park on behalf of The Albert Gubay Charitable Foundation, and EV charging network Be.EV to deliver a state of the art, reliable charging hub for shoppers.
White City is the first of four installations that Be.EV will be developing in partnership with The Derwent Group, which is set to drive additional footfall and enhance the value of their sites. Further charging hubs are planned at some of the North West’s most popular retail destinations across Liverpool, Warrington and Wallasey.
All of the sites will be equipped with cutting-edge Kempower chargers, which can charge a typical EV to 80% in as little as 20 minutes, compared to 4-6 hours on a 7kW fast charger.
These chargers can intelligently distribute energy supply between vehicles according to demand – meaning if one car reaches the maximum amount of power on one charger, any residual energy supply can be reassigned to another vehicle connected on-site.
White City Retail Park attracts an average of 140,000 vehicles per month. The ten parking bays sharing five 150kW ultra-rapid chargers will allow more shoppers’ cars to be charged in a day and become free again more quickly for the next person – a key factor in ensuring a smooth and convenient charging experience while drivers browse shops including Furniture Village and Curry’s PC World or visit Nandos or KFC.
Be.EV’s installation sees White City Retail Park join the largest public EV charging network connecting communities across the North of England and boasting impressive reliability (99.6% operational availability across the entire network).
Trafford is already benefiting from dozens of Be.EV chargers, putting the area ahead of the curve with its EV infrastructure.
In an unusual move for the industry, Be.EV undertook all up-front installation and operating costs for the White City hub as well as the design, build, installation of the site, and ongoing maintenance.
