New 7kw points ev charging points have already been installed at 100 tesco stores with more on the way.
Tesco electric car charging app.
Tesco and volkswagen plan free charging points.
Hundreds of electric vehicle owners can enjoy free charging while they shop as a result of a tie up between supermarket giant tesco pod point and volkswagen.
Free charging for electric cars will be available for customers at some tesco stores from next year.
The charging bays will be based in tesco extra and superstore car parks throughout the united kingdom and made up of.
Last week four ev points were installed at the store in chester the 200th tesco.
Volkswagen and tesco want to make it easier for you to charge your electric car while you re out.
That s why by the end of 2020 we will be rolling out ev charging bays across 400 tesco stores.
All of the chargers will be installed by pod point the uk s largest independent public charging network operator.
Volkswagen visited tesco in potters bar in the new.
All electric car owners are able to use the free chargers.
Volkswagen and tesco had plans to roll out electric charging points across 400 stores by the end of 2020.
Tesco in partnership with volkswagen plans to install almost 2 500 charging bays at up to 600 stores by 2020.
These were delayed by the outbreak of the covid 19 pandemic but now following the easing of lockdown measures the plans to deliver the uk s largest retail electric charging network are back on track.
7kw fast chargers which will be free to use.