Three years since its launch, Energy Superhub Oxford has charged over 137,000 electric vehicles and continues to reduce carbon emissions across Oxford.
Since opening in July 2022, the charging hub at Redbridge Park & Ride has powered 137,278 vehicles (an average of 135 per day), delivering nearly 15 million electric vehicle miles and saving 3,584 tonnes of carbon.
The “transformational” £41m Energy Superhub Oxford project, was a collaboration between Oxford City Council, EDF Renewables UK, Habitat Energy, Invinity Energy Systems, Kensa, and Oxford University.
The project saw the opening of Europe’s most powerful electric vehicle charging hub at Redbridge Park & Ride, where charge point operators Fastned, Tesla and Wenea provide fast and ultra-rapid charging for 42 vehicles at once.
Since launching in July 2022, the Redbridge superhub has:
- Charged 137,278 vehicles - roughly 135 vehicles a day
- Provided 4,266,388 kWh of electricity to vehicles
- Charged 14,932,358 electric vehicle miles
- Saved 3,584 tonnes of carbon
Unlike any other UK charging hub, the site is directly connected to National Grid’s high voltage transmission network via a four-mile underground cable, which delivers 10 MW of power without putting additional strain on the local electricity network or requiring costly upgrades.
This underground cable was key for the success of Oxfordshire’s application to the Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) scheme. The private wire powers the bus depot’s substation. Through this, 159 electric buses have been delivered in Oxford completing 69% of the entire bus mileage in the city reducing the contribution of buses to total NOx emissions from road transport in the city from 32% to 4%.
In addition, the project helped fund the electrification of ODS’ fleet which is now 35% electric with 30% of all fleet trips in 2024 completed by EVs, reducing CO2 emissions by 98 tonnes.
The project saw the creation of the world’s largest hybrid energy battery storage system delivered by Invinity, as well as the installation of 57 ground source heat pumps in social houses in Blackbird Leys and a further five ground source heat pumps with heat-batteries being trialled in Sonning Common. Three years on and all heat pumps are still in place providing low-cost, low-carbon heating.
See more information about the Energy Superhub project.
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"It is great news that three years on, Energy Superhub Oxford is continuing to show what is possible when innovation, collaboration, and climate ambition come together.
Each year the number of electric vehicles using our Redbridge superhub continues to grow, and the project has helped to power Oxford’s new zero-emission buses fleet that is improving air quality in the city. I look forward to seeing how this project continues to reduce emissions across Oxford.”
Councillor Anna Railton, Deputy Leader, and Cabinet Member for a Zero Carbon Oxford
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