Liberty Charge Joins Smart Transport as Latest Member
July 22 2020 - 9:32AM
Business Wire
Liberty Charge, the electric vehicle charging joint venture
between Liberty Global (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK), and Zouk
Capital, has joined industry group, Smart Transport.
In order to cement their place as an industry specialist in
Electric Vehicle (EV) charging, Liberty Charge has joined Smart
Transport which boasts a growing list of members including ABB,
AECOM, BP, and FedEx. Connecting public and private actors is at
the heart of Smart Transport, and Liberty Charge is set to be the
latest member to benefit from its broad network of industry
peers.
Working closely with policy makers, Smart Transport members
collaborate on top policy issues concerning the transport industry
from evolving Government Mobility policy to Innovative business
models to create a cohesive and strategic approach to the UK’s
transport needs. With Liberty Charge reaching their next key
developmental stage since its formation in May 2020, they will
engage with the group’s vast network and industry expertise to
realise their ambition of deploying infrastructure to support
thousands of public chargepoints in residential areas of cities and
towns.
By partnering with Smart Transport and collaborating with other
members, Liberty Charge will be at the forefront of UK transport
policy, engaging with its creation and contributing to its
implementation, providing strategic insight into the EV charging
needs of the UK public while gaining knowledge from industry
experts involved in the group. Liberty Charge was formed in
response to the government’s ambition of reducing net carbon
emissions to zero by 2050 and will contribute their expertise in
sustainable transport to Smart Transport as the industry takes a
turn to a greener future.
Liberty Charge currently works in partnership with Local
Authorities, Chargepoint operators and other eMobility players to
help deliver power and connectivity infrastructure for on-street
residential EV charging, leveraging Virgin Media’s infrastructure
assets and build capabilities. Smart Transport membership will help
Liberty Charge build on these existing relationships and will allow
Liberty Charge to work with external stakeholders on a deeper
level, as they start to roll out infrastructure for thousands of EV
charging points on the UK’s residential streets.
Jason Simpson, Board Director Liberty Charge, said: “We joined
Smart Transport as a member due to the organisation having a very
strategic view of the future of transport. Being a member helps us
understand and discuss the views of key Government departments and
Combined Authorities in relation to how transport policy is
evolving and the opportunities and challenges as they see them.
“We also appreciate the opportunity to engage with other
commercial organisations who operate in the same landscape but have
a different and equally valuable perspective.”
Stephen Briers, Smart Transport editor-in-chief, welcomed
Liberty Charge to the group, commenting: “The Covid-19 pandemic has
pulled the need to accelerate the switch to EVs into even greater
focus and it’s essential that investors and innovators like Liberty
Charge are represented as part of Smart Transport forum
discussions.
“A cross industry approach between both the private and public
sectors will be vital in addressing the charging infrastructure
challenges the UK is facing as we move towards net zero and the ban
on the internal combustion engine by 2035 or sooner.”
About Liberty Charge
Liberty Charge works in partnership with Local Authorities,
Chargepoint operators and other eMobility stakeholders to help
deliver power and connectivity infrastructure for onstreet EV
Charging in residential areas of UK Cities and Towns to serve
residents without offstreet parking and charging. We are a joint
venture between Liberty Global and Zouk Capital leveraging all the
build capabilities and network assets of Virgin Media, a Liberty
Global subsidiary. Zouk Capital is a London-based sustainable
infrastructure and growth technology fund manager. Zouk is the fund
manager for the UK Treasury's Charging Infrastructure Investment
Fund (CIIF).
For more information, please visit www.libertycharge.com or
contact:
Business & Administration Manager Sally Bailey + 44
20 8483 6089 sally.bailey@libertycharge.co.uk
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Business & Administration Manager Sally Bailey + 44
20 8483 6089 sally.bailey@libertycharge.co.uk
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