Greene King to install EV charging across its pub estate

Greene King, the UK’s leading pub retailer and brewer, has announced plans to install electric vehicle (EV) charging points in all suitable sites across its 2,700 managed and tenanted pubs.

Working in partnership with Raw Charging and Drive Energi, the initial
phase will see installation of EV chargers in 900 of Greene King's
managed pubs within the next 12 months, as part of the company's
commitment to support greener thinking and its sustainability strategy.
The government's commitment to support growth of green, zero emission
technologies includes ending the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and
vans. Therefore, demand for EV charging points in places such as pubs
and hotels is set to grow significantly.

Tony Hodgson, Head of
estates at Greene King, said: “We've been working hard developing our
sustainability plans as we continue to build a greener business. With
more people buying electric cars in a bid to be more environmentally
friendly, we want to support our customers who come to dine or stay with
us by offering electric charging ports in our pubs that are able to do
so.”

The Churchill, in Royal Wootton Bassett, kicked off the
launch as the first Greene King pub with electric vehicle charging
points which have been available for use from August 3 2020.

Bruce
Galliford, CEO of RAW Charging, a Signature European Partner of Silicon
Valley-based EV technology provider ChargePoint, said: “In committing
to host our reliable, easy-to-use, and fully contactless-payment enabled
EV charging points, Greene King and its portfolio of prestigious pubs
and hotels remain anchored at the heart of the local communities in
which people live and work, by providing a crucial EV charging service
24 hours a day.”

James Moat, CEO of Drive Energi, said: “This is a
significant milestone for Drive Energi and we are proud to be working
in partnership with Greene King on this exciting project as the UK's EV
charging sector will play major role in leading a green recovery post
COVID-19. With its clean air zones and expanding green infrastructure,
the North West will be integral in the move to low carbon transport and
driving the UK closer to achieving net-zero targets. We are committed to
the roll-out of accessible public charging across the UK and drivers
can expect to charge from over 300 Drive Energi locations by the end of
2021.”