Virgin Media wants to recharge your Nissan Leaf as well as sell you ultrafast broadband. Following a successful trial in Southwark, London, Virgin Media plans to install 1,200 charging sites for electric vehicles in residential areas across the UK over the next 18 months. Virgin Media Park & Charge will use the 40,000 street cabinets that are part of the company’s cable broadband network. The company is also working with local authorities on its own EV charging network and has already installed more than 100 chargers at locations such as London Heathrow Airport, Manchester Airport and Glasgow Airport. Pricing details are not yet clear; however, in the pilot conducted in conjunction with Connected Kerb and Southwark Council, drivers reportedly paid £3.50 an hour for up to four hours use of the service.
Following a successful trial in Southwark, London, Virgin Media plans to install 1,200 charging sites for electric vehicles in residential areas across the UK over the next 18 months. Virgin Media Park & Charge will use the 40,000 street cabinets that are part of the company’s cable broadband network. The company is also working with local authorities on its own EV charging network and has already installed more than 100 chargers at locations such as London Heathrow Airport, Manchester Airport and Glasgow Airport. Pricing details are not yet clear; however, in the pilot conducted in conjunction with Connected Kerb and Southwark Council, drivers reportedly paid £3.50 an hour for up to four hours use of the service.