Two new Electric Retail Hubs open at Dobbies locations

GRIDSERVE has completed two new Electric Retail Hubs at Dobbies Liverpool and Milton Keynes as part of the long term partnership between the charging company and garden centre.

At Dobbies Liverpool, located in Speke near the A561, 12 charging bays are now available. The Electric Retail Hub has four dual charging units, with eight charging bays. These chargers allow two cars to charge at once at Medium Power speeds, giving EV drivers time to explore the garden centre and concessions. There are also four High Power chargers, charging one car at a time, for a quick top up. At Dobbies Milton Keynes, near the A5, the Electric Retail Hub has three dual charging units, with six charging bays.

All chargers at GRIDSERVE Electric Retail Hubs feature CCS and CHAdeMO connectors, as well as AC sockets and can be found on a myriad of popular EV charging maps. To make the experience as seamless as possible for customers, contactless payment is accepted across all chargers.

Toddington Harper, CEO of GRIDSERVE, said: “We are thrilled to be opening two more awesome Electric Retail Hubs at Dobbies Liverpool and Milton Keynes. Electric Retail Hubs are a great solution to when drivers have more time at a location. We will continue our roll out of convenient and reliable charging across the UK with speed and pace to ensure all drivers feel confident to make the move to electric.”

There are existing GRIDSERVE Electric Retail Hubs at Swindon and Leicester, with more planned. Nick Anderson, Dobbies Operations Director, said: “I am really pleased our GRIDSERVE partnership is now well underway with four sites providing our customers with easy to access, affordable and fast EV charging. As more drivers are switching to electric vehicles, I am looking forward to offering even more Dobbies customers electric vehicle charging in 2024.”

The Electric Retail Hub at Milton Keynes is available 24/7, and the hub at Dobbies Liverpool is available 7am to 6pm daily.