Partnership secured to drive forward electric vehicle usage

Sheffield-based Fulcrum, a utility infrastructure and services provider, has partnered with an electric vehicle (EV) charging network to support the Government’s ambitions to grow Britain’s network of EV charging stations.

With a European headquarters in Amsterdam, ChargePoint, which has a 70% share of the North American EV charging solutions market, expanded into the UK and Europe in 2017.

ChargePoint is now engaging with Fulcrum to deliver an end-to-end service for commercial and residential development customers.

Fulcrum will actively market its holistic EV infrastructure service, including the supply and installation of EV charging stations, with Fulcrum designing, installing and owning the necessary electrical infrastructure.  Fulcrum will also become a ChargePoint recommended infrastructure provider to support ChargePoint’s operations in the UK.

The electric vehicle market, and the associated supply chain, is expected to grow rapidly over the coming years as the UK Government and public continue to embrace the quickly developing technology. In the 2017 Budget, the Chancellor, Phillip Hammond, pledged to create a £400m fund for a national charging network and subsidies for vehicle purchases.

Martin Harrison, CEO of Fulcrum, said: “We are at the beginning of what is a rapid expansion in the uptake of electric vehicles, with car manufacturers and governments across the world placing an emphasis on developing the technology and associated infrastructure.

“The installation and management of EV charging points is a natural development for Fulcrum, building on our utility infrastructure expertise to enter this exciting new market that has the potential to change the face of transport. Thanks to our partnership with ChargePoint, Fulcrum will be at the forefront of this growing technology.”

Christopher Burghardt, managing director for Europe ChargePoint, said: “With more than a decade of experience in the electric vehicle space and a quickly expanding presence in Europe, we are excited to partner with a forward-thinking company like Fulcrum to help accelerate the adoption of EV’s in the UK and beyond.”

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