U.S., Feb. 14 -- In line with its ambitions to become a leader in the EV infrastructure space, UK-based EDF Energy has acquired EV charging specialist Pod Point in a new joint venture with Legal & General.
Since its founding in 2006, Pod Point has distributed 62,000 EV charging points around the UK and 6,000 in Norway, as well as having established a network of around 3,000 charging bays at supermarkets, holiday villages and sites represented in Legal & General's portfolio.
The news comes shortly after Boris Johnson's recent announcement at COP26 that the UK will bring forward its ban on the sale of petrol and diesel cars to 2035, five years earlier than the original 2040 target.
This is also EDF's second major acquisition in the EV inf...