InstaVolt extends off-peak times and adds new charging hubs
| 11 February 2025, 08:40
Charging network InstaVolt has extended its off-peak tariff by two hours a day. Now drivers can charge for 54p/kWh from 9PM to 7AM, a saving of 31p/kWh over the standard tariff of 85p/kWh.
InstaVolt CEO Delvin Lane said: “We’re always listening to our customers, and they told us they wanted off-peak pricing to start earlier and finish later. We hope that by making public charging as affordable and accessible as possible it will encourage more drivers to make the switch to electric.”
InstaVolt has recently opened two new charging stations. These are at South Normanton, near the M1 in Derbyshire and Basingstoke, Hampshire. It has also upgraded its Banbury hub with new rapid chargers, and a “superhub” in Winchester (pictured) is due to open next month.
TheWinchester site is located near the A34 and close to the M3, and will feature 44 ultra-rapid chargers, making it InstaVolt’s largest superhub to date. It will include dedicated bays for larger vehicles and those towing, on-site solar panels and battery storage to reduce reliance on the grid, as well as a Starbucks café and 24/7 toilet facilities.
The South Normanton site is one of the largest charging facilities in the area. It has 10 ultra-rapid 160kW chargers. It is located near Coleman’s MOT and Tyre Centre, and next to a McDonald’s restaurant.
The Basingstoke hub is at Chineham Business Park near the M3 and A33. It features eight 160kW ultra-rapid chargers, and there is a café close by on the business park.
InstaVolt’s Banbury site has been upgraded, and all 32 chargers are now 160kW ultra rapid BYD chargers The hub is at Stroud Park, just off Junction 11 of the M40.
InstaVolt’s target is to have 11,000 UK chargers by 2030. It currently has more than 1,800 chargers at 680 sites.
According to Zapmap, at the end of December 2024, there were more than 1.36 million fully electric cars on UK roads. In 2024, more than 380,000 new EVs were registered, representing 19.6% of all new car sales, a 21% increase on 2023.
