Oxford City Council has announced that, since opening in 2022, its Energy Superhub Oxford has charged more than 137,000 electric vehicles (EV) in Oxford.
Oxford reported that since opening July 2022, the charging hub at Redbridge Park & Ride has powered 137,278 vehicles (an average of 135 per day).
This equates to delivering nearly 15 million electric vehicle miles and saving 3,584 tonnes of carbon.
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The hub cost approximately £41m and was a collaboration between Oxford City Council, EDF Renewables UK, Habitat Energy, Invinity Energy Systems, Kensa, and Oxford University.
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
The Superhub contains chargers operated by charge point operators Fastned, Tesla and Wenea which (jointly) are capable of providing ultra-rapid charging for 42 vehicles at once.
The hub is also connected to the National Grid’s high voltage transmission network via a four-mile underground cable that delivers 10 MW of power.
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Through this private cable, 159 electric buses in Oxford are charged – 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%.
Oxford City Council deputy leader, and cabinet member for a zero carbon Oxford, Anna Railton, said: “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.”
Achievements and innovations in EV charging infrastructure will be recognised and celebrated at the fourth annual CiTTi Awards on 25 November 2025 at De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms in London. Visit www.cittiawards.co.uk to learn more about this unmissable event for the UK’s transportation sector!
