Chargemaster, a supplier of electric vehicle (EV) charging points, has launched its POLAR network of charging points in Oxford. The Oxford network comprises an initial 64 charging points across the city and surrounding area.
Oxford has been proposed as a ‘centre of excellence’ for the use of EVs because of its high density of charging points and the proposed launch of the Hertz On Demand electric car sharing club to help attract the everyday use of ultra low carbon vehicles.
The network of 64 charging points will give Oxford one of the highest densities of charging points anywhere in Europe, courtesy of the POLAR network. POLAR is the UK’s national, privately funded, electric car charging infrastructure expected to cover the 100 largest towns and cities across the country by next year.
POLAR plans to install a further 50+ charging points in the Oxford area over the next 12 months including a number of rapid charging units which enable electric cars to be re-charged in around 20 minutes.
The people of Oxford will have access to one post per two thousand five hundred residents, overtaking the likes of Amsterdam and Paris to claim the title of the electric vehicle capital of Europe.
This development has been supported by both Oxford city and county councils, as well as Oxford Brookes University, and has resulted in there being more electric vehicle charging points in Oxford than petrol stations, eliminating the fear of running out of charge by ensuring there is always a post nearby.
