East of England Co-op to offer rapid chargers

East of England Co-op will see the installation of new charging stations to support critical public charging infrastructure.

They are collaborating with Osprey Charging Network to provide new EV rapid charging facilities.

The first EV charging location is open in Essex, at East of England Co-op Burnham-on-Crouch.

Steven Fendley, building and environmental compliance manager, said: "We are thrilled to partner with Osprey to provide more electric vehicle charging stations at our stores.

"We are dedicated to helping our customers and communities to move over to electric vehicles and with our industry partners we are reviewing all our sites for suitability for EV charging."

So far, the two sites comprise two 150kW ultra-rapid EV chargers compatible with every electric vehicle (EV) on the market.

Seven further rapid charge sites have been confirmed across East of England Co-op’s portfolio of convenience stores spanning Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, and Cambridgeshire.

Osprey Charging said the chargers are easy to use and "designed with simple payment for all drivers", including contactless bank cards payments through all major third-party payment methods including fleet cards.

Andrew Nosworthy, commercial director at Osprey Charging, said: "The locations in this venture will significantly improve access to public charging in the region, with the new Burnham-on-Crouch site doubling the number of rapid chargers in the Maldon District."