A new electric truck charging station has gone live at Nissan’s Sunderland plant, paving the way for greener logistics in the automotive sector.
The £1.4 million facility is the first private, shared charging station of its kind in the UK and is expected to cut carbon emissions by around 1,500 tonnes per year.
Michael Simpson, vice president of supply chain management at 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.”
The station will support 60 UK eHGV deliveries to the plant daily and represents just the start of the plant’s journey towards electrifying its supply chain.
Mr 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.”
The charging station will support a fleet of 25 trucks with a charging capacity of up to 360kW.
The trucks will collect parts from Nissan’s UK supply base stretching as far afield as Derby; as well as delivering finished vehicles to and from the Port of Tyne.
That equates to more than 2.4 million kilometers travelled per year, fully electrified, saving 1,500 tonnes of CO2 annually.
The project is part of the Electric Freightway consortium, which includes Nissan, GRIDSERVE, Fergusons, Yusen, and BCA, and is focused on accelerating the adoption of eHGVs and high-power charging infrastructure.
Lilian Greenwood, UK government minister for the future of roads, said: “We’re working closely with the road freight sector to slash transport emissions, and our £200 million zero emission HGV programme is helping businesses across the country to power the electrification of their 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.”
The charging station will facilitate 60 eHGV deliveries to the Nissan plant each day and forms a key part of the company’s broader EV36Zero strategy, which integrates electric vehicle production, renewable energy, and battery manufacturing.
Daniel Kunkel, CEO of 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.”
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