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Mercedes and Smart dealers prepare for electric vehicle charge
10.06.2010 |
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Mercedes-Benz and Smart are preparing for the widespread uptake of electric vehicles in the UK by beginning the installation of recharging points across their dealer networks. So far 20 Elektrobay recharging units, produced in the UK by Brighton-based Elektromotive, have been installed at seven locations as part of a pilot project, and further expansion of the initiative is planned later this year.
Smart will be starting public trials of the latest version of the zero emission, Smart electric drive later this summer. The Elektrobays have been given designated charging bays at Mercedes-Benz/Smart sites and can be used now by motorists involved in the smart fortwo electric drive trial.
To date three units have been installed at Mercedes-Benz World in Weybridge, Surrey, a further three at the Mercedes-Benz UK in Milton Keynes, four at the flagship Mercedes-Benz dealership in Brentford, seven at three Mercedes-Benz dealerships in the Midlands, and three outside the showroom on Edgware Road, London.
‘Electric vehicles will form an increasingly important part of our product development plans, and it is crucial that we put in place a recharging infrastructure to help our dealers and customers join the zero-emission revolution,’ said Dermot Kelly, the outgoing managing director at Mercedes-Benz Cars.
Calvey Taylor-Haw, managing director of Elektromotive, said: ‘This is the first time that Elektromotive has worked so closely with a vehicle manufacturer to install Elektrobays at dealerships.
‘It is an exciting and important development in the creation of a nationwide recharging infrastructure, and is an approach we expect to be copied by other car makers and their retail networks in the UK and beyond.’
Elektromotive is the world’s leading provider of technology and engineering solutions for electric vehicle recharging stations.
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