Pod Point to install chargers at Lidl supermarkets

Charging point supplier POD Point has announced a partnership agreement with supermarket chain Lidl that will see rapid charge points installed at 40 selected stores.

Customers will be able to charge their electric vehicles (EVs) free of charge while they shop.

Erik Fairbairn, chief executive of POD Point, said the expansion of the network of public charge points would make EVs even more attractive to prospective customers.

"While most electric vehicle charging happens where drivers live and work, we know that a fast, reliable public charging network is also a vital component - and a real shop window for EV," he said. "We're excited to be working with Lidl to ensure its customers get a faster and better charging service.

"Our partnership with Lidl is also an important element in the wider rollout of the Open Charge Network, and a significant step towards our target of putting a POD Point everywhere people park for an hour or more by 2020."

Last year, POD Point secured agreements to install its charge points at Birmingham and Luton Airports, and to become an approved charge point supplier for Motocorsa, Volkswagen, and Nissan GB.