GRIDSERVE Launch Norwich Electronic Forecourt one of the most advanced EV charge hubs in the World
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- Warner’s Wheeling About, were invited to the VIP. opening of the Norwich Electric Forecourt®, Roger Warner sat down with GRIDSERVE COO Alan McCarthy to have a chat. To view the interview follow the link:-
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We met Norwich General Manager, Chris Ward and the GRIDSERVE team and had a full tour of the facility with Jon from Gridserve. Such an impressive development and a very encouraging glimpse of the future for EV driving. I was relived to find all bays were basically accessible and they even had extra wide dedicated bays for disabled drivers and special WAV or WAEV as they’re now called.
Electric Vehicle (EV) charging in Norfolk has gone from a place of relative obscurity to a position of having one of the most advanced EV charge hubs in the world. This amazing electronic forecourt 22 High Power chargers, 8 Tesla Superchargers and a further 6 Low Power chargers - all available 24/7.
Electric Forecourt® - charge anxiety is a thing of the past if you live in Norwich, now been replaced by a futuristic experience in a modern cafe style shop and business meeting place, where you can either relax contented and calm, or meet a customer or colleague on route for a meeting in one of the business meeting pods.
“This is a world-class facility that’s going to put Norwich firmly on the map,” says Chris Ward, the General Manager of what is only the second charging facility of its kind in Europe. Talking ahead of the grand opening on 21st April, Ward is affable, relaxed and enthusiastic about the project. While boasting more than 20 years of experience in retail management at major high street brands, the opportunity to help the city he proudly calls home to become a forerunner in tackling the climate emergency was too big an opportunity to miss.
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Great video. Different perspective. Best so far I’ve seen on this new facility
Much appreciated thanks my wife is an iPhone magician LoL
What a place can’t wait till these hubs are everywhere 👍🏻
Looks fantastic...just need many more
I’ve looked at quite a few videos of this Gridserve Norwich opening and this is by far the best yet. Great editing and nice music very informative you both done a great job. The management really went out of there way to make you happy/comfortable. Enjoyed that thank you.
Hello John and thank you for your kind comments we appreciate your encouragement. It’s just me and my wife with our iPhone SE and iPad so we do the best we can. It’s a lot of work but we enjoy doing it, hoping to find some form of sponsorship soon, as travelling around the country can get expensive:) 😆
I've said it a long time. Gridserve needs to expand into the American midwest ASAP!
They have a £1 Billion investment in the UK, if that goes well who knows, as a company they are very visionary. Did you see my interview with their COO? czcams.com/video/11MY9UjYKtM/video.html
i watched video of this place the other day.. when i saw the disabled bay thought I'm sure its what roger was hoping for :-)
Thanks for watching, yes some companies are more understanding of the need than others, Gridserve are doing a good job, they’ll be the 1st of May things are not perfect but improve everything
Looks like a great place…lets hope this is the future! bit of a drive from Lincs tho!
Great video and great to see the accessibility. I'm driving up to Norwich in a few days and was worried that they didn't have a lift as I couldn't find it mentioned on there website.
It’s a great facility
This is a great video! Nice to see good access to the chargers for wheelchairs. I love what Gridserve is doing! :)
Enjoyed you video Roger and I was there, Great facility many more required. One at Kings Lynn and Newark would make that trip from or to the coast from the Midlands a lot easier. How was your trip down to Norwich? Did you make many charging stops?
Hi Graham thanks for watching yes these new Gridserve hubs are very motivating let’s hope they continue to roll them out quickly. We actually went from Norwich to Lowestoft and then came back to Gridserve and with one full charge there, got home with 6 miles range remaining
I can see this would be very attractive to ICE car drivers too. I wonder if there's non-charger spaces there?
Yes they have regular parking spaces and they’ll welcome to use the facilities, I’m sure
That looks like a great facility and I bet you enjoyed your VIP day :-), you'll be doing celebrity openings before too long. Still think they should have a little swivel gantry to hold the cable away from the charges a little. Are you going to Fully Charged Live this coming week end?
Hi, thanks, appreciate you watching and commenting.
The cables come from the back bottom of the unit and rise up to a hanger that suspends it, that carries the majority of the weight. The head/plug part is the main weight you have to carry, it’s still a task but a better design than most.
I’d like to go to fully charged I have an invitation but it’s 250 miles away and I’d need a hotel, I’m afraid it’s costing me quite a lot, I really need to find a sponsor to support me.
@@warnerswheelingabout4879 Such a shame but I know what you mean, 3hrs each way, plus accommodation and I'm having to pay for fuel and to get in lol ;-) I'm going via the Triride head office to pick up a loaner for the day so I should fit right in at the show, really looking forward to that as well.
@@warnerswheelingabout4879 There is to be a Fully Charged Live at Harrogate next year which should be a bit closer for you?
The 'production values' on these videos is quite brilliant, Roger - you and your wife have a real eye for it.
So, yes, another really informative video upload from you of a terrific EV facility - we just need Gridserve to crack on with the proposed site near York, then we Northern EVers can benefit from these upgrades, too...! 👍
Thanks for your encouragement not bad for an old bloke and my wife’s iPhone lol Another thing, Gridserve Electronic Forecourt, apart from being so slick and well designed, is 5p cheaper than InstaVolt !
Out of interest - would it have been possible for you to recharge the electric wheel chair’s battery while you were there? IE easily accessible 13amp sockets for you?
I’m pretty sure they’d provide you access to a three pin plug
Great to see the future, although I am a bit disappointed to see a WH Smith. Buy a bottle of water and a pack of Haribo and all your savings are going to be wiped out!!
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Bring a bottle of water with you, you can obvs even fill it for free at the hub.
That's why you take all that sort of stuff with you prior to setting off. I've never yet bought food or drink on a services in almost 50 years of driving....
I notice gridserve are now saying 100 charging forecourts by 2030 instead of 2025. That is a massive difference for the worse. We will certainly have enough evs to support 100 gridserve charging forecourts by 2025, not the 10 we will likely have.
CCS is a terrible charging standard. It is too heavy and cumbersome.