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Say hello to our latest Charging Hub in Northgate Retail Park, Newark (NG24 1GA)  💚⚡️ Now home to two ultra-rapid charging bays (up to 150kW) and the first of three new locations we’re delivering with Limes Developments Ltd and Limes Estates Ltd. Together, these sites will bring 14 ultra-rapid bays online as part of a £1.3m investment into EV charging across the East Midlands. With nearly 236,000 vehicles passing Northgate, Lakeside in Scunthorpe and Panattoni Park in South Normanton every day, the plan is simple – continue to give drivers access to ultra-rapid charging where they need it most. Great to be working with the Limes Group and this note from MD, Marcus Jolly: “It has been a pleasure working with Be.EV who deliver a market-leading product on time.” Alex Ross David Thwaites Full story in the comments 👇 #EVCharging #EVInfrastructure

Our Head of Legal, Tom Sherratt, has been named in the GC Powerlist: Northern England 2026, recognising the region’s leading General Counsel and in-house lawyers. Employee number five here at Be.EV, Tom has been involved since the beginning and integral to some of the biggest moments in our journey. From leading the legal work for a landmark £55m debt facility, to supporting major investment rounds, to managing a transformative acquisition that’s reshaped our network, he’s been right at the centre of it all. Well deserved Tom!! Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eSRVdUKU

It's almost time for another very green takeover 💚 Next Tuesday we'll be taking over The Walrus & The Carpenter (EC3R 8BU) outside GRO Retail once again!! Whether you want to talk EV charging, retail opportunities, or just raise a glass, our doors (and bar tab) will be wide open. See you there! Asif Ghafoor John MacBrayne Matthew Barrett Chris Mulcock Ben Roberts David Thwaites Michelle Walker Marie-France van Heel #EVCharging #EVInfrastructure

“Reader, I’m buying one.” That’s how David Strahan’s latest piece on buying an EV in The Telegraph ends. More notably, it starts here: “I’ve been putting this off for months…” What sits between those two lines, is where it gets interesting. After months of digging into the reality of EV ownership, speaking to industry experts (including our CEO, Asif Ghafoor), and running the numbers on fuel, charging, second-hand values and even worst-case scenarios, he still arrives at a clear conclusion. That doesn’t mean it’s right for everyone, we get that, but it does mean the conversation is starting from the wrong place. If you’ve been on the fence about going electric, this is worth a read, link in the comments 👇

It’s official, our UKREiiF fringe event is now open for registrations 👇👇 This year we’re bringing together three of the UK’s leading Mayors for a conversation that goes way beyond the headlines. Join Helen Godwin Mayor of the West of England, Claire Ward, Mayor of the East Midlands and Kim McGuinness, Mayor of North East England and hosted by Natasha Luther-Jones, International Head of Sustainability at DLA Piper, as they unpack how devolution is shaping smarter, greener placemaking across the UK. Expect a packed room, real insight from the people making it happen and a few strong opinions (the good kind). 🥂 Drinks & canapés ⏰ Tues 19 May | 17:30 - 19:30 📍 Bibis, Leeds, LS1 4AG A huge thank you to Octopus Energy Generation and DLA Piper for sponsoring this event! Link in the comments to register your spot! #EVCharging #EVInfrastructure

For too long, Britain’s EV charging sector has been guilty of a seductive fallacy: build it and they will come… 🫵 It’s a nice idea.  It’s also wrong (in 2026). The UK EV charging conversation has been fixated on numbers… how many chargers, how fast we’re installing them, how we compare to cities like Amsterdam. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: more chargers doesn’t automatically mean better infrastructure… driver experience, reliability, and location are all critical. In this latest piece from the Evening Standard, our CEO, Asif Ghafoor, explores why Amsterdam is ahead, what London is getting right (and wrong), and why policy consistency, not just ambition, unlocks real scale. Worth a read, link in the comments 👇 #EVCharging #EVInfrastructure

Meet Barbara, the very first driver to officially power-up on our newly acquired network ⚡⚡ We know… we went big on the announcement of our Mer UK acquisition, but since then it's all went a bit quiet (not by complete accident)!! Instead, we’ve been hard at work behind the scenes, bringing everything into Be.EV, upgrading sites, integrating systems, lots of testing (like below) and getting everything ready to go. And this? One of the first moments to come out of it 👇 We’ll be sharing more very soon on where and when you can plug-in next! (That Renault 5 though 🤌) #EVCharging

The Be.EV team returns and is taking over The Walrus & The Carpenter (EC3R 8BU) outside GRO Retail on 28th April 💚 You’ve had your meetings. You’ve done the rounds. Now it’s time to unwind, The Walrus and The Carpenter pub is ours (for the day at least), and you’re invited. Fully funded charging? Additional revenue streams? Or just a top-up and a chinwag? Whatever you’re after – we’ve got the space, the team, and the tab. See you there! Asif Ghafoor Adrian Fielden-Gray John MacBrayne Matthew Barrett Chris Mulcock Ben Roberts David Thwaites Michelle Walker Marie-France van Heel #EVCharging #EVInfrastructure

'The infrastructure isn’t there.' 'The infrastructure isn’t there.' 'The infra…' that’s plenty. The wonderful Jodie Kidd has taken to the road for the Get That Electric Feeling campaign, travelling from Land’s End to the Angel of the North, to dispel the all too common myth that EV charging infrastructure 'just isn’t there yet…' Nice to see a bit of mainstream attention for this, and as a little bonus, if you're popping by Sale Water Park any time soon check out our custom campaign wrap! ChargeUK Department for Transport (DfT), United Kingdom Link to full article in the comments 👇👇 #EVCharging #EVInfrastructure #GetThatElectricFeeling

This is what our UKREiiF fringe event is really about… 💭 Not the panels, not the slides, but the conversations that happen when the right people are in the room. Last year gave us moments like this 👇👇 Honest, unfiltered conversations about what it really takes to deliver greener infrastructure on the ground. And this year? We’re going even bigger. We’re bringing together three of the UK’s leading Mayors; Helen Godwin Mayor of the West of England, Claire Ward, Mayor of the East Midlands and Kim McGuinness, Mayor of North East England – hosted by Natasha Luther-Jones, International Head of Sustainability at DLA Piper. The topic? How devolution is reshaping smarter, greener placemaking across the UK. 🥂 Drinks & canapés ⏰ Tues 19 May | 17:30 – 19:30 📍 Bibis, Leeds, LS1 4AG Link in the comments to register your interest!