Fleete opens UK’s biggest eHGV charging hub with 16 ultra-fast chargers
Fleet EV charging services provider, Fleete, has opened the UK’s largest eHGV commercial EV charging hub at the Port of Tilbury in Essex.
Located on the A13 corridor into London, the 5 megawatt shared facility has 16 ultra-rapid chargers, enabling up to 16 fully electric HGVs to charge simultaneously.
Fleete’s Tilbury site has six 540kW Flex Chargers from Siemens in addition to 12 Flex 500A charging stations. Each can be upgraded to Megawatt Charging System (MCS) standards.
Power Electronics provided four charge points with two NB-cooled and one NB Station system. These charging points deliver up to 270kW and can be upgraded to 360kW. Each is a part of the UK Government’s eFreight 2030 project, which aims to accelerate the country’s transition to a decarbonised logistics fleet by the start of the next decade.
Construction for the site began in March 2025, and Fleete plans to open a second 26-bay strong site at the Hams Hall Distribution park in Coleshill, near Birmingham.
By adopting a shared-user model, the Tilbury eHGV charging site addresses capacity constraints, land availability, and upfront infrastructure costs.
In addition to support from industry partners, the UK Government partially funded the project with £1 million from the Thames Freeport Seed Capital Programme, with further backing from the Department for Transport’s Zero Emission HGV and Infrastructure Demonstrator (ZEHID) programme, and Innovate UK.
At the opening of the site, Fleete CEO, Chris Morrison described it as a “major milestone.”
“Today marks a major milestone for Fleete and for the wider logistics sector,” he said. “From announcing the project last year, to now opening the site, our focus has been on proving that shared, high-capacity charging infrastructure can remove one of the biggest barriers to fleet electrification.
“The Port of Tilbury hub shows what’s possible when industry and government work together to deliver infrastructure at scale. By supporting customers and collaborating with partners across the supply chain, we’re helping accelerate the transition to zero-emission commercial transport where it’s needed most.”
Keir Mather, the minister for aviation, maritime, and decarbonisation added: “This is a significant milestone in our drive to decarbonise road freight, helped by £1 million Government investment at the Port of Tilbury site to install EV chargers for HGVs.
“Road freight is the backbone of our economy, keeping goods moving and businesses growing. By supporting the sector to go electric, we’re cutting emissions and backing the industry to thrive long into the future.”
