VEV has completed the installation of 5 MW of high-power DC charging infrastructure across three Maritime Transport logistics depots in the UK—one of the largest heavy goods vehicle charging deployments in the country.
Eighteen DC chargers with individual unit capacities ranging from 100 kW to 400 kW are now in place at depots in Wakefield, Tilbury and Doncaster, designed to support up to 36 electric trucks charging simultaneously. When fully operational, 56 electric HGVs will draw power from the three sites, each expected to cover approximately 120,000 km per year.
VEV handled full design and delivery: site layout, power systems engineering, civil works, charger installation and integration with its VEV IQ smart charging platform. VEV IQ provides real-time visibility into charger and energy performance, automated load balancing and optimized charging schedules to manage power across the depot network.
The project is part of Maritime’s fleet electrification program under its Maritime Zero division, supported by the UK government’s Zero Emission HGV and Infrastructure Demonstrator (ZEHID) Program. The broader rollout targets 13 Maritime depots across its national network.
“We’ve got big ambitions on electrification, and this is a massive step forward from pilot phase into operational reality within our network,” said Tom Williams, Deputy CEO at Maritime Transport. “The infrastructure now in place gives us the capacity and confidence to expand our electric fleet as part of our long-term strategy to run the cleanest full-load supply chain in the UK.”
“Heavy freight is one of the most difficult sectors to decarbonise due to the scale of power required and the operational intensity of fleets,” said Marcelo Soares, VP Customers and Partnerships at VEV. “Delivering 5 MW of charging capacity across live logistics depots shows that electric HGV infrastructure can now be deployed at a meaningful scale in the UK. This is not a pilot. It is real operational infrastructure.”
Source: VEV
