A new guide to help businesses electrify their commercial fleets,
has been launched by the UK’s biggest electricity distributor at
the LoCITY roadshow.
UK Power Networks launched the guide at the event in London
yesterday (July 12) to give fleet operators useful tips and
information about the options available to connect to the
electricity network. It also advises fleet operators to contact
experts at UK Power Networks when they start their journey to
invest in electric vehicles, to receive guidance on the charging
connections available.
New electric fleets may need charging points installed on site
and there are various options such as faster charging, to be
considered. The guide explains what the connection process is for
getting a new or upgraded electricity supply to power a fleet of
vehicles, and estimates how much it will cost.
Steve Halsey, distributed energy development manager at UK Power
Networks said: “As a responsible electricity network we want to
help fleet operators embrace a low carbon future. The guide tells
fleet operators everything they need to know, including what type
of charging they need, how many vehicles can be charged at one
time, if there needs to be an electrical infrastructure upgrade
and how long the installation process will take.
“UK Power Networks has already connected Europe’s largest
electric-only bus garage and is working with one of the world’s
leading logistics companies on a project to build one of the
biggest freight vehicle charge points in London. We want to make
sure all fleet operators know what we can do for them.”
LoCITY interactive roadshows aim to help operators experience the
latest ultra-low emission commercial vehicles. Participants hear
from technology experts on current applications and future
capabilities of each fuel, can ask questions to operators already
using ultra low emission vans, and are able to compare costs of
alternatively fuelled vehicles compared to their diesel
equivalents.
LoCITY is engaging, supporting and preparing the freight and
fleet industry for the implementation of the Ultra Low Emission
Zone in London in 2020
The guide is available for download here.
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Notes to editors:
UK Power Networks is the country’s biggest
electricity distributor, making sure the lights stay on for more
than eight million homes and businesses across London, the South
East and the East of England.
Network operators aren’t the same as energy suppliers; network
operators manage local power lines and substations, while energy
suppliers sell the electricity that runs through the power lines.
UK Power Networks is the first electricity distributor to be
named in the Sunday Times’ Top 30 Best Companies to Work For, and
made industry history by becoming first company to win Utility of
the Year two years running (2015 and 2016, also 2012).
The company invests more than £500 million in its electricity
networks every year, offers extra help to vulnerable customers at
times of need, and is undertaking trials to ensure that
electricity networks support the transition to a low carbon
future. It also moves cables and connects new electricity
supplies. If you have a power cut ring 105, see www.ukpowernetworks.co.uk or
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