Fuller's and Pod Point seal electric vehicle charge point partnership

08-Aug-2018 - Last updated on 08-Aug-2018 at 09:44 GMT

Free for customers: charging points for electric vehicles will be installed at 10 Fuller's pubs

Pub operator and brewer Fuller’s has joined forces with electric vehicle charge point provider Pod Point in a three-year deal that will see stations installed at 10 pubs in London and the south-east.

Fuller’s pubs with EV charge points

The Crown Inn, Bishops Waltham, Hampshire
Cams Mill, Fareham, Hampshire
The White Swan, Stratford-Upon-Avon, West Midlands
The Grove Lock, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
The White Buck Inn, Burley, Hampshire
The White Hart, Kingston, London
The Five Bells, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
The Fox & Goose Hotel, Ealing, London
The Red Lion Hotel, Uxbridge, London
The Red Lion Hotel, Wendover, Buckinghamshire
The Duke of Kent, Ealing, London
The Cross Keys, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire
The Anglers, Teddington, Greater London

The investment by Fuller’s, which owns almost 400 managed and tenanted pubs and hotels in the UK, in electric vehicle (EV) charging is one of the largest rollouts in the hospitality sector.

The 10 new sites to boast charge points will join three Fuller’s venues already equipped with Pod Point EV facilities and add to the 17,456 charge points currently in operation in the UK.

The pub company’s new charge points, which are free to use for both staff and customers at Fuller’s sites, mark the operator and brewer’s ambition to appeal to the growing number of electric car drivers – with 166,000 plug-in cars currently registered in the UK.

Managing director of Fuller's Inns Jonathon Swaine said: “We’re always looking to give our customers more reasons to visit our pubs, and free charging will be a popular incentive for the growing community of EV drivers.

“We’ll seek to build on these initial installs and roll out to more pubs as the number of EV drivers continues to rise.”

Pod Point chief executive and founder Erik Fairbairn added: “EV drivers will be saying cheers to Fuller's now that they can relax with a meal and a non-alcoholic drink while topping up their charge.

“EV charging should be something drivers don’t have to think about and having charge points available in locations where people typically spend an hour or more is hugely important in supporting the UK’s transition to EVs.”