Our award-winning Electric Forecourts® provide the best EV charging experience
- Charge your EV using the latest technology, supplied by 100% renewable energy
- Enjoy fully accessible EV charging bays with contactless payment
- Test drive the latest and most popular electric car models
- Shop and eat with your favourite brands, including M&S Food, Costa and WHSmith
- Work in comfort with our rentable office pods
- Learn more about making the switch in our dedicated EV showroom
GRIDSERVE Electric Forecourts®
Stevenage
Providing EV charging infrastructure beside the iconic Knebworth Estate
Plymouth
Unlocking EV driving in the south west with a site near Home Park Stadium
Bromborough
Putting the Wirral on the EV map and helping local drivers make the transition
Charging at an Electric Forecourt®
Equipped with CCS and CHAdeMO connectors, our High Power chargers are some of the most powerful in the country and can provide a maximum 350kW capacity, meaning the latest electric vehicles can gain 100 miles of range in less than 10 minutes.
Our Low Power chargers provide even more EV charging flexibility as they use a Type 2 connector and provide a maximum 22kW capacity. You’ll find the Type 2 connector on most plug-in electric vehicles, regardless of age.
Paying for your charging session with GRIDSERVE is easier than one, two, three. To pay, simply tap your contactless card or device against the payment terminal, which supports Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay, Google Pay and Samsung Pay. We also accept Allstar One Electric, Allstar visa and Mina Chargepass.
Our Electric Forecourt® designs include disabled parking, access ramps, accessible washrooms, lifts to access all areas and braille on the signage throughout the interior of the building. We engage with relevant parties to audit Electric Forecourt® sites and suggest continuous improvements that also go on to inform our future designs.
Retail and relaxation at an Electric Forecourt®
An Electric Forecourt® is much more than an EV charging destination. It features inspiring areas to work, rest and shop, with some of your favourite brands including M&S Food, Costa and WHSmith. There are office pods that are rentable by the hour, plus a dedicated electric vehicle showroom – just without any pushy sales people. Our EV Gurus are always on hand to help when you need them.
Community-first
We’re driven by a desire to deliver an EV charging network that works for everyone, including drivers who are unable to charge their car at home. The Electric Forecourt® has the ability to change the charging paradigm overnight, proving that change can be empowering rather than painful. Every Electric Forecourt® is also designed specifically to serve the needs of its local community, providing a social glue to bind both people and ideas.
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Notification or brief explaination
If you don’t have an electric vehicle yet, why not speak to one of our GRIDSERVE EV Gurus? Each Electric Forecourt® has its own team of impartial experts that know their kW from their kWh, so you can ask them any questions about charging or making the switch to electric. We even have some of the latest and most popular EV models available for test drive.
Our Electric Forecourts® may provide the best EV charging experience, but we’re open to all drivers, cyclists and walkers.
Each site is unique with its own combination of facilities and services, but here is an overview of the types of things to expect at each site.
Depending on the site you’ll find a range of chargers including:
- DC High Power chargers up to 350kW (CCS & CHAdeMO)
- AC Low Power chargers (Type 2) up to 22kW
- Tesla Superchargers (with CCS)
Please note, there are no Tesla CCS combo 2 adapters available on site so please bring your own, if needed.
Untethered and tethered charging:
All our DC chargers are tethered, which means you can plug your car into the charger using the cable attached to the unit.
However, the AC chargers are untethered, so you’ll need to bring your charging cable with you. However, if you do forget you can borrow one during opening hours from a member of the team.
In the event that you forget to pack up your cable after using the untethered chargers, please drop us a line at Contact us and a member of the Electric Forecourt® team will be in touch about returning it.
Our charging facilities are available 24/7, 365 days a year. If you need assistance onsite, please ask one of our friendly Gurus or call 0333 1234 333 outside of retail hours.
Depending on the site, our retail partners include Costa, M&S Food, Post Office and WHSmith.
Our Electric Forecourt® designs include disabled parking, access ramps, accessible washrooms, lifts to access all areas and braille on the signage throughout the interior of the building. We engage with relevant parties to audit each Electric Forecourt® and suggest continuous improvements that also go on to inform the design of future locations.
During retail opening hours, we have a team of GRIDSERVE EV Gurus on-site who are more than happy to help you charge your vehicle – particularly useful if you’re visiting for the first time – and to help with any other questions you may have around charging or electric vehicles.
For out of hours assistance, please contact our Customer Service hotline on 0333 1234 333.
The number of toilets differ per site but will always include an accessible bathroom, ambulant bathroom and baby changing facilities. Customers can use these during retail opening hours.
Air and water pumps are available and free of charge.
At some sites, we have a dedicated kids’ zone to keep children occupied with low seating and a games area with augmented reality screens. Parental supervision is always required.
At some sites we offer an undercover bicycle rack.
You don’t need to pay for parking at our Electric Forecourts® and you are welcome to stay for as long as you like, while using the facilities. We have non-charging spaces available, too.
We love our pets at GRIDSERVE and have lots of space for your furry friends to stretch their paws. However, we kindly ask that only service animals enter the building.
Our Electric Forecourts® provide compact office space that can be booked for meetings or working. They include TV screens, frosted privacy glass, an air purifier and free WiFi.
Visit our booking portal to reserve a space.
Our EV test drive programme is unique to the marketplace, in that it gives drivers the chance to explore a selection of the best-selling electric vehicles from different brands. You can also seek impartial advice from our team to find the vehicle that best suits your needs.
Test drives are bookable online here. Simply choose a time and date that suits you, and feel free to book back-to-back test drives so you can compare brands.
The cost of charging is based on the price per kilowatt-hour kWh. Keep up to date on our pricing here.
Our Electric Forecourts® showcase the latest, best-selling electric vehicles from a variety of brands and our EV leasing consultants are more than happy to walk you through the myriad advantages of driving electric.
There’s no better way to decide if a new car is right for you than by taking a test drive. GRIDSERVE offers a one-stop shop to test, lease and charge your next electric car at its Electric Forecourt® locations.
You can experience back-to-back test drives for a whole range of makes and models, making it easier than ever to find your next dream car.
Fancy test driving an electric car? Click here to book your preferred model at a convenient time and date.
Notification or brief explaination
If you don’t have an electric vehicle yet, why not speak to one of our GRIDSERVE EV Gurus? Each Electric Forecourt® has its own team of impartial experts that know their kW from their kWh, so you can ask them any questions about charging or making the switch to electric. We even have some of the latest and most popular EV models available for test drive.
You don’t need to pay for parking at our Electric Forecourts®, and you’re welcome to stay for as long as you like while using our facilities or charging your electric vehicle.
We welcome all drivers, cyclists and walkers because it’s a destination for everyone to enjoy.
Need a workspace that will inspire? Our Electric Forecourts® have private meeting rooms that can be booked online and are rentable by the hour.
Key features include TV screens, frosted privacy glass, an air purifier and free WiFi.
You can book one of our meeting rooms online here.
Our meeting rooms start from just £16/hour. To book yours, please click here.
To cancel your meeting room booking, please select the ‘amend your booking’ option in the body of your email confirmation and follow the prompts. If you have any questions, please get in touch via our contact us form or live chat here.
We don’t provide catering or tea and coffee with a meeting room booking. However, you can purchase hot and cold refreshments from Costa Coffee and M&S Food.
You’re welcome to consume snacks in the meeting pods, but we kindly ask that you leave the rooms as they were when you arrived.
Designed to be different
The Electric Forecourt® has established a new visual identity that speaks both to our sustainable energy origins and our dedication to decarbonise everything we do. We’re working towards zero emissions construction and we want the decisions we’re taking to inspire other businesses to build more thoughtfully.
Charging an electric vehicle is only ever going to be as clean as the inputs used, which is why we’re making deep commitments to developing a Sun-to-Wheel energy ecosystem. The solar panels seen on site are also used to power our buildings, working in tandem with onsite battery storage systems.
Our in-house nature sanctuary manager develops native-specific planting schemes at every Electric Forecourt® to ensure net gains in biodiversity. This often includes green walls, which help to clean the air and insulate the building, while irrigation is provided by a rainwater harvesting system.
A building that promotes and facilitates some pretty significant societal change needs to have an expressive colour palette, and copper is our calling card. It’s also a major component in electric vehicle motors, batteries, inverters and in charging stations.
From a structural engineering point of view, curves are really difficult. Yet from an aesthetic point of view, curves look awesome and are core to our aesthetic vision.
