Pod Point

Pod Point
Company typePublic limited company
IndustryElectric vehicles
Founded2009
HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom
Key people
Andy Palmer, CEO
Gill Howard, CCO
David Surtees, CFO
Hilary Scott, CSCO
Graham Evans, COO
Ken McAlpine, CTO
ProductsElectric vehicle charging infrastructure
ParentEDF Energy Edit this on Wikidata
Websitewww.pod-point.com
An electric car being charged by a Pod Point Solo 3S
Pod Point Universal Solo 3S

Pod Point is a UK provider of electric vehicle charging station.[1][2] It provides charging units for home, business and public use. It has also developed one of the UK's largest public networks, connecting EV drivers with charging stations nationwide at locations such as Tesco, Lidl, Sainsbury's, Center Parcs and Southern Rail.[3] Since 2014, when it signed a partnership with automaker Nissan, it also operates in Norway.[4]

Pod Point operates the charge point “Pod Point Network” which is accessible via a smartphone app.[5]

In 2018, Tesco, Volkswagen and Pod Point teamed up to install electric vehicle charging points in over 600 stores by 2022, to create the UK's largest retail EV charging network.[6]

In 2018–2019, Pod Point launched its Electric Schools initiative.[7]

In February 2020, Pod Point was acquired by EDF Energy through a newly formed joint venture with Legal and General Capital.[8]

  1. ^ "Building the UK's electric vehicle infrastructure with Pod Point". Power Technology. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Electric car charger Pod Point launches £1.75m fundraising on Crowdcube". City A.M. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Essential CPD information for the construction industry".
  4. ^ "Nissan and Pod Point expand in Norway". Fleet Europe. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Pod Point Network". Zap Map.
  6. ^ "VW, Tesco in Pact on Ambitious U.K. E-Car Charging Rollout". Bloomberg.com. 2018-11-29. Retrieved 2022-05-15.
  7. ^ "Schools offered free EV charge point for clean air campaign". airqualitynews.com. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  8. ^ "EDF Energy acquires EV charging company Pod Point". www.am-online.com. Retrieved 2020-10-06.