Osprey Charging, the UK’s main and fastest-growing EV rapid-charging community, has now efficiently put in over 1,000 high-power EV charging factors all through the UK, greater than doubling the dimensions of its community within the final 12 months.
2023 was Osprey’s most profitable 12 months to this point with a robust closing quarter that noticed it set up 11 ultra-rapid charging hubs throughout the nation, together with Carmarthen, Workington and Wisbech, in addition to being voted High 3 within the annual Zapmap rankings for en-route charging networks (its fourth 12 months incomes the ‘Driver Really helpful Community’ title).
Osprey’s accomplishments had been recognised final month, successful Greatest EV Charging Community on the Transport and Vitality awards, carefully adopted by a quadruple win on the Electrical Car Innovation and Excellence Awards (EVIEs), together with Chargepoint Community of the 12 months and Personal Sector Infrastructure Technique of the 12 months.
In April Osprey’s CEO, Ian Johnston, was appointed Chair of the newly fashioned commerce affiliation for the UK’s EV charging trade Cost UK. The next month Osprey opened the most important ultra-rapid EV charging hub within the south-west: a 16-bay devoted EV re-charging location at Salmon’s Leap, Buckfastleigh on the A38 Devon Expressway. The time taken from buying the land to launching the location was below a 12 months and the location was recognised on the EVIEs, successful Charging Vacation spot of the 12 months.
In 2023, the Osprey community grew 150% due to their bold hub programme. This noticed the set up of, amongst different areas, eight cost factors on the Brewpoint Brewery in Bedfordshire simply off the A6, and the introduction of eight factors on the Gamston Lock pub and restaurant in Nottinghamshire.
This 12 months additionally noticed Osprey announce a sequence of key collaborations. Simply final week, Osprey introduced the primary of its new fast charging areas developed in collaboration with Starbucks UK. The partnership will see Osprey and Starbucks UK working collectively to develop dependable and conveniently situated charging stations throughout the nation. This three-point location in Aberdeen might be adopted by a brand new website on the on the St Johns Retail Park in Bedford.
Osprey was additionally chosen by actual property funding belief Grocery store REIT to put in fast EV charging hubs throughout the fund’s portfolio of omnichannel supermarkets, considerably bettering the comfort of public EV charging for tens of millions of consumers of main retail manufacturers corresponding to Morrisons and Tesco.
The corporate additionally partnered with Dacorum Council to put in 30 fast and ultra-rapid EV chargers at eight public automobile parks throughout Dacorum, bringing a significant enhance to public EV infrastructure throughout the Hertfordshire borough.
As well as, Motability Operations, the organisation that delivers the Motability Scheme to over 690,000 disabled folks, selected Osprey as their first cost level operator (CPO) associate.
Osprey’s dedication to innovation didn’t cease there, with a refreshed app launched in November. Underpinned by Osprey’s Iris software program platform, the Osprey App supplies drivers with an enhanced fee and charging expertise, in addition to entry to new Hatch Card rewards. The Hatch Card programme provides drivers the possibility to win prizes corresponding to free kWhs each time they cost 25kWh+ by way of the Osprey app.
Ian Johnston, CEO of Osprey Charging stated:“Reflecting on 2023, I’m immensely pleased with the Osprey Charging story. Our mission to develop and redefine the EV charging panorama with constantly high-quality and easy-to-use areas and cost factors has reached new heights with the deployment of 1,000 high-power EV charging factors throughout the UK, greater than doubling our community. The 12 months has been transformative, solidifying our place not solely because the UK’s main and fastest-growing EV rapid-charging community but in addition as a logo of dependable and accessible public EV charging for residents, companies, and guests throughout the UK. I lengthen my gratitude to the Osprey staff, our valued companions, and our loyal clients. As we enter 2024, Osprey will stay steadfast in our imaginative and prescient to allow mass EV uptake by way of cost level set up, operation and upkeep.”
Dec 22, 2023