A NEW electric vehicle (EV) charging hub with ten dual charging bays has opened at the Teals farm shop on the A303. 

The new GRIDSERVE ‘electric retail hub’ will serve shoppers, the local community and those travelling on the scenic routes through Somerset. 

The hub has 10 charging bays served by five charging medium power (up to 180kW) units. To make it as easy as possible for customers to charge their EV’s, the hub has both CCS and CHAdeMO connectors, accepts contactless payment and provides real-time status updates to a myriad of popular EV charging maps. 

The new EV chargers at Teals

TEALS is a farm-shop in Somerset near Wincanton. It comprises of a food-market full of local products that you would not find in a supermarket, plus a butcher, cheese counter, deli, bottle-shop, milk machine, food-to-go, bookshop, lifestyle and gifting section. There is an on-site restaurant serving breakfast and lunch every day.  

Rebecca Trebble, chief customer experience officer, said: “We’re delighted to welcome TEALS onto the GRIDSERVE Electric Highway as our latest Electric Retail Hub with electric car drivers able to charge while visiting the farm shop. 

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“It’s the perfect location to supplement our existing electric vehicle charging on the busy A303 for those travelling to the South West.”

Ash Sinfield, founder of TEALS, said: “We are excited to now have ten EV charging bays onsite for our guests to charge their vehicles while they are with us.  

“At TEALS, we can offer a different sort of charging experience. Whether it involves taking your dog and kids for a leg stretch around the dog jog or sampling a meal in our restaurant, you can expect to spend your time doing something joyful while you are with us.”