Kuehne+Nagel opens UK’s first megawatt-scale eHGV charging hub
The installation has opened at Kuehne+Nagel’s East Midlands Gateway as part of eFREIGHT 2030.
The eFREIGHT 2030 consortium is using Voltempo’s HyperCharger technology at East Midlands Gateway to support Kuehne+Nagel’s UK road operations.
The system is said to be able to charge future eHGVs in less than 30 minutes.
The Kuehne+Nagel site features six DC charging bays powered by Voltempo’s HyperCharger infrastructure. At the heart of the system is a single megawatt-scale HyperCharger pod, which distributes power across a network of chargepoints with one positioned at each bay, enabling flexible, high-power charging.
The East Midlands Gateway charging infrastructure will support Kuehne+Nagel’s continued investment in decarbonising its fleet, initially serving an electric fleet of twelve eHGVs.
Kuehne+Nagel’s 200,000 sq ft East Midlands Gateway facility serves as the company’s UK key operations hub for road logistics activities, featuring 67 loading docks and handling a wide range of goods.
Kuehne+Nagel sustainability and social impact director Kate Broome, says: “As part of eFREIGHT 2030, we’re proud to be working with partners like Voltempo and their innovative technology, alongside vehicle manufacturers DAF and Renault Trucks, to open the first charging hub at our site – a real milestone made possible through collaboration across industry. Located at the heart of our UK road logistics operations, the combination of the HyperCharger and our new electric fleet enables us to deliver more sustainable logistics for our customers at real operational scale.”
Formally opened on 15 January with Chris McDonald, Minister for Industry in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) in attendance, the Kuehne+Nagel hub is the first MCS-ready (Megawatt Charging System) charger to be deployed in the UK.
It is the first of Voltempo’s Megawatt-scale HyperChargers to be deployed under the planned national rollout of 35 depot charging hubs through eFREIGHT 2030, part of UK government’s £200 million Zero Emission HGV and Infrastructure Demonstrator (ZEHID) Programme, funded by the Department for Transport and delivered in partnership with Innovate UK.
