BMS believe that each car should be able to support itself with instant energy exchanges, until such times as low-cost service facilities such as the proposed Bluebird™ Smart City 3.6 megawatt service station comes online.

GREEN MECHANICS 

We are closing in on the technological challenge as to how to radically reduce the pollution in our towns and cities by converting from petrol and diesel powered vehicles to low-carbon electric.

New, ever more efficient and price competitive vehicles are being developed, while the UK’s infrastructure of charging points rapidly expands.

Charger Logo'dCorby is determined to be at the forefront of this revolution in transport, and is playing an integral part in Plugged-In Midlands (PiM).

Over the next two years it is hoped that this pioneering project will develop a regional network of more than 500 electric vehicle Charging Points across both the East and West Midlands. This will support the rapid acceleration in electric vehicles expected as a result of the Government’s Plug-in Car Grant.

The PiM will also provide the opportunity to test out different approaches for recharging electric vehicles. The lessons learnt from these different approaches will then inform future strategy and influence the development of a national charging infrastructure.

It is hoped that playing a key role in the development of electric vehicle use in the UK will put Corby centre stage as this pivotal clean technology takes root and expands – presenting exciting opportunities for grant-supported research, inward investment… and a cleaner, greener environment.

ROCKINGHAM

The nearby track at Rockingham is a venue for EV racing.

CORBY BOARD

The board is chaired by Kevin Routledge and includes both private and public sector representation. Current Board members are:

Kevin Routledge
David Laing
Robert Evans
David Simms
Peter McEwan
Anthony Dady
Adrian Sibley

The Board is supported by two project managers:

Nick Bolton
Joe Dickinson

Electric Corby, Corby Enterprise Centre, London Road, Priors Hall Park, NN17 5EU
E: info@electriccorby.co.uk  T: +44 (0) 1536 560222

Enterprise House, 30 Billing Road, Northampton, NN1 5DQ.  Tel: +44 (0)1604 609 393 Fax: +44 (0)1604 627 401  E: info@northamptonshireep.co.uk

The map above shows where the first public charging points in and around Corby are to be located. See Project Devonshire, for a more comprehensive system, to include load leveling.

CORBY PARTNERS

Plugged-In Midlands (PiM) combines the roll-out of electric vehicle infrastructure with the development of regional capabilities associated with the electrification of road transport. Managed by Cenex, the project has been one of eight ‘Plugged-in Places’ projects supported by OLEV, the Office for Low Emission Vehicles.

Since it commenced in December 2010, the Plugged-in Midlands project has helped develop a regional network of more than 700 electric vehicle Charging Points across both the East and West Midlands that form part of a wider national network.

PiM Aims: To provide the infrastructure that will support the early market for electric vehicles.
PiM will provide the opportunity to test out different approaches for recharging electric vehicles. The lessons learnt from these different approaches will inform future strategy and influence the development of a national charging infrastructure, a mandate for OLEV set out in the Coalition Agreement.

CONTACTS

Electric Corby
Corby Enterprise Centre
London Road
Priors Hall Park
Corby, NN17 5EU

E: info@electriccorby.co.uk
T: +44 (0) 1536 560222

Plugged in Midlands: 0845 838 0551
E-mail us: enquiries@pluggedinmidlands.co.uk

QUOTE:

“rising electric vehicle sales figures demonstrate that the Midlands is at the forefront of the electric vehicle revolution, reinforcing its status as the UK’s automotive leader. To match this growing demand we are actively rolling out Charging Points across the region and encouraging more organisations to apply to become part of the electric infrastructure that is powering change in the Midlands.”

— Robert Evans, CEO, Cenex

Two progressive futurists, Elon Musk and Shai Agassi - both battery-swap pioneers with Tesla Motors and the Better Place company. .

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