Electric cars and other vehicles using alternative fuels account for about 6 percent of sales in Britain and are the fastest growing part of the market, rising 22 percent so far this year, helped by light weight electric tricycle Manufacturers government schemes supporting them.Under the partnership, Tesco and Volkswagen roll out over 2,400 electric vehicle charging bays across 600 Tesco stores in the next three years.Customers will be able to charge electric cars using a normal 7kW charger for free or a rapid 50 kW charger for a cost in line with the market rate.(Source)end-ofTags: volkswagen, tesco.

Under the partnership, Tesco and Volkswagen roll out over 2,400 electric vehicle charging bays across 600 Tesco stores.Tesco said the initiative builds on its commitment to use 100 percent renewable electricity by 2030.Pod Point said the Tesco/Volkswagen deal would lead to a 14 percent increase in the number of public charge bays in Britain.The charging bays will be installed by Pod Point.Britain’s biggest retailer Tesco and German car maker Volkswagen have teamed up to develop an electric vehicle charging network in the UK, they said on Friday.The charging bays will be installed by Pod Point, which has installed over 2,500 publicly available charge bays at locations including retailers, service stations and transport hubs.