Virgin Media O2 is to install EV charging points at all its fleet drivers’ homes.
The Liberty Global company has ordered 280 new electric vans that will be deployed in customers homes.
Its working with Liberty Charge, a joint venture between Liberty and Zouk Capital, that’s taking a ‘dig once’ approach to deploy charging points at the same time as fixed and mobile networks.
Tracey Herald, Head of Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability at Virgin Media O2 said: “The only way to encourage businesses and the public to make the switch to EVs in time for the UK’s 2050 net zero target is by making vehicle charging points widely available and accessible to all.”
Drivers of Virgin Media O2’s 4,300-vehicle fleet will also be offered charging points in their own homes as part of the move. Virgin Media O2 already offers EV charging for employees at its Slough, Reading and Hammersmith offices.
As part of its trials, O2 has converted two Renault TWIZY electric cars into CAVs and fitted them with LIDAR sensors, to allow autonomous driving as well as remote control at slow speeds.
Virgin intends to transition its entire fleet to EVs by 2030.
