Nissan Sunderland Plant opens new £1.4m eHGV charging site

As part of the Electric Freightway consortium, Nissan has opened a new private shared charging hub at its Sunderland Plant. The £1.4 million site features seven charging stations which can charge up to 10 eHGVs at the same time at speeds of up to 360kW. 

Working with haulage partners Fergusons, Yusen and BCA, the new site will initially support a fleet of 25 eHGVs. These vehicles are expected to collectively cover more than 2.4 million kilometres annually, moving parts and finished vehicles. 

Michael Simpson, vice president supply chain management, Nissan AMIEO, said: "It is fantastic for our plant to be leading the charge to an electrified supply chain with this project. We welcome the support we've received from our partners to bring the charging station to life and we're proud of what we have achieved. The charging station looks brilliant and is a big step forward in Nissan's EV360 vision, which brings together electric vehicles, zero carbon energy and battery manufacturing."

Nissan’s Sunderland Plant will take up to 60 deliveries a day from eHGVs. Simpson added: "We're exploring further opportunities to allow other hauliers to use the charging station as well as looking at other opportunities to maximise its full potential."

UK Government Minister for the Future of Roads Lilian Greenwood said: "We're working closely with the road freight sector to slash transport emissions, and our £200m zero emission HGV programme is helping businesses across the country to power the electrification of its fleets. It's great to see Nissan taking advantage of our scheme which is supporting high paid jobs and putting money in the pockets of working people – all part of delivering our Plan for Change.'”

Daniel Kunkel, CEO, Gridserve said; "The decarbonisation of transport logistics is much stronger and reaches far wider when done in partnership. This is why, as leaders of the Electric Freightway consortium, we are so pleased to support this UK first with Nissan and their haulage partners. Depot charging is critical for the electrification of HGVs, going hand in hand with future public infrastructure developments. As a first shared usage site, this location is leading the way in sustainable freight logistics."