The Zapmap business newsletter
Hello and welcome to your latest business newsletter from Zapmap. Here we explore?the latest statistics, insights and key updates from the EV charging industry and beyond.
Hot off the press, we've published our latest statistics on public charge point installations in the first quarter of 2024. Positive developments abound, but perhaps the most tangible are the 55 new high-power charging hubs that opened across the country in the first quarter of the year.
We also joined forces with the?RAC to explore the growth of charging provision at UK supermarkets over the course of 2023. If change wasn't sweeping the aisles, it certainly visited the charging bays outside. By the end of December, stores offered almost 3,000 charge points,?an impressive year-on-year increase of 69%.
You'll find a full overview of these stories?and more below, plus special coverage of what the Netherlands has done well to support the?transition to electric vehicles. ?
First quarter of 2024 sees rate of charge point installation increase by more than a third
We've published new statistics on public charge point installations in the UK during the first three months of 2024.
The new figures show that the overall rate of installation has increased by 35% compared with the average across 2023. Of the electric vehicle chargers being installed, a quarter are high-powered devices ideal for drivers undertaking longer electric journeys.
The data also illustrates a continuing trend to install high-powered charging hubs, with 55 new hubs opening across the country in the first quarter of the year. ?
What the electric vehicle sector in the Netherlands has done well
What is it that the Netherlands has done well to drive the transition to electric vehicles?
By the canals of Amsterdam, Zapmap's Alex Earl speaks to Eco-Movement CEO & Founder Roderick van den Berg about this very topic. ?
Super charged: More than one-in-10 UK supermarkets?offer EV charging
In a joint piece of analysis with the RAC, we took a closer look at the growth of charging provision at UK supermarkets over the course of 2023.
Charge point?installations at supermarkets increased?by an impressive 69% last year, with stores?across the UK adding devices at?over 600 new locations.?This means more?than one-in-10 supermarkets now offer EV charging?– but not all chargers are created equal. ?
Industry news
IONITY opens?largest ultra-rapid hub in?Northern Ireland
The charge point operator has invested over ￡3 million in the charging location at the Kennedy Centre in West Belfast, as well as another high-power hub?at Toome, which went live last month.
We welcome latest payment partner Applegreen Electric
Applegreen Electric is the latest network to go?live on our in-app payment solution, which provides the operator with a user-friendly payment option for EV drivers up and down the country.
Osprey celebrates major rapid charge point?milestone
Osprey Charging has surpassed 1,000 live public chargers that are available for use by EV drivers across the UK. The milestone builds on the success of 2023, which saw Osprey grow in scale by 150% in 12 months.
EQUANs benefits from our user-friendly payment solution ?
EQUANS, which owns and runs the GeniePoint network, joined forces with Zapmap in 2021 to include GeniePoint as one of our?payment partners. Discover?the benefits GeniePoint enjoys from providing a simple way to pay for charging across networks.
We work with a wide variety of partners in the EV sector and beyond – and are?always interested in working with companies where we can add value and help to accelerate the transition to zero-emission mobility. Find out how you can work with us on our website.
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