Gridserve has gone live with a new Electric Super Hub in Cambridgeshire, bringing its total number of rapid charging bays installed this year to over 100.

The new charging bays at the St Ives hub feature both CCS and CHAdeMO connectors, accept contactless payment and provide real-time status updates to popular EV charging maps such as Zapmap.

Located at the Abbey Retail Park in St Ives, near the A141 and A14, the new site has six high power chargers, capable of up to 350kW.

The new location is open to everyone; from those living locally to those driving through the area or stopping at one the many food outlets available in the retail park.

As with all Gridserve locations, the new charging bays at the St Ives hub feature both CCS and CHAdeMO connectors, accept contactless payment and provide real-time status updates to popular EV charging maps such as Zapmap. The chargers are powered by 100% net zero carbon energy from the company’s hybrid solar + battery farms, supporting Gridserve’s purpose to move the needle on climate change.

Nick Sutton, Abbey Retail Park, said: “We know that for some EV drivers finding such high-power chargers locally has been a challenge for some time, so we are very happy to welcome Gridserve to the park.”

The new hub also lays bare the accelerating pace of EV charge point deployment. In 2022, Gridserve deployed over 100 high-power chargers in 12 months; it’s now reached the same milestone in seven months, with many more locations in construction or planning for the rest of 2023.

Toddington Harper, CEO of Gridserve, said: “I am thrilled that we have reached 100 high-power chargers this year with another superb Electric Super Hub. Nearly half of the total high-power chargers on the Gridserve Electric Highway have been installed in the last seven months, showing the great pace and commitment from our teams to give the UK the charging network it deserves. We look forward to continuing this speed and scale throughout the rest of 2023 and beyond.”