Britain’s first electric car forecourt nears completion with 30 chargers and ‘Best of British’ retail partners
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The first of a £1billion nationwide network of ‘electric forecourts’ will open before the end of the year in Essex
A 2.5-acre site is due to be completed in Braintree with links to Stansted Airport and the M11 motorway
There will be 24 rapid electric car chargers and 6 Tesla Superchargers specifically for Tesla cars
It will also feature a state-of-the-art two-storey building with shops, a chill-out area and EV education centre
Today, operator Gridserve announced its ‘Best of British’ retail partners – including WH Smith, Costa Coffee and Booths supermarkets – ahead of the first forecourt’s completion in November.
Planning applications for two additional forecourts in Uckfield and Norwich East have recently been submitted.
More detail, including pictures of the construction site, can be seen on the This is Money website.
