Nissan opens electric truck charging station

The project is a first in the UK automotive industry, establishing an electric end-to-end supply chain that transports materials into the Nissan plant and delivers finished vehicles out. The project is the first on-site private shared charging station of its kind in the UK.

The £1.4m facility has seven charging stations, capable of powering up to ten eHGVs simultaneously. It complements the plant’s EV36Zero vision for sustainable manufacturing, bringing together electric vehicles, renewable energy and battery production.

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.”

The station will support 60 UK eHGV deliveries to the plant daily and represents the start of the plant’s journey towards electrifying its supply chain. 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 kilometres travelled per year, fully electrified, saving 1,500 tonnes of CO2 annually.