Cable installation to power UK’s largest public electric vehicle charging hub set to begin
UK: The work to install a high-powered underground cable delivering electricity to the UK’s largest public electric vehicle charging hub, begins on Monday, 2 August.
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Redbridge Park & Ride, United Kingdom: The work to install a high-powered underground cable delivering electricity to the UK’s largest public electric vehicle charging hub at Redbridge Park & Ride, begins on Monday, 2 August.
The cable will help decarbonise transport across Oxford. The four mile cable is an integral part of Energy Superhub Oxford (ESO), a project showcasing rapid EV charging, battery storage, low carbon heating and smart energy management technologies to cut carbon and improve air quality in the said area.
The cable will connect National Grid’s Cowley substation to Redbridge Park & Ride, creating the power infrastructure needed to charge lots of electric vehicles quickly at once. The hub is expected to open in early 2022. A connection point will also be installed at Oxford Bus Company’s Watlington Road depot.
The works are being carried out on behalf of ESO project lead, Pivot Power, part of EDF Renewables, and are expected to take approximately five months.
Source: Oxford City Council