New hub: Chineham Shopping Park, Basingstoke.

• New public charging hub at Chineham Tesco & Shopping Park in Basingstoke will rapid-charge up to eight electric vehicles at once.
• Eight ultra-rapid 300kW DC chargers will add up to 100 miles of range in just 15-20 minutes of charge, depending on the vehicle and its battery.
• Compatible with every electric vehicle on the market, the new Osprey hub bolsters the UK’s growing EV charging infrastructure.
• Osprey has been ranked as a Zap-Map ‘driver recommended network’ for the fourth consecutive year, with over 1,200 EV charging bays available to the public.

Osprey Charging, the UK’s leading and fastest-growing EV rapid-charging network, has boosted access to public charging in Hampshire with eight high-powered EV chargers installed at Chineham Tesco & Shopping Park, supporting local residents, businesses and visitors with reliable EV infrastructure.

The 300kW rapid charge points are compatible with every EV on the market today and can typically add 100 miles of range in just 15-20 minutes, depending on the model of the vehicle and its battery. Located at Chineham Tesco & Shopping Park, just off the busy A33, the chargers provide an ideal spot to power up while enjoying the on-site shopping amenities.

Easy to use and designed with simple payment for drivers, Osprey Chargers accept contactless bank cards, Apple/Google Pay, the Osprey App and RFID card payments as well as payments through all major third-party payment methods including fleet cards. Osprey’s in-house software, Osprey Iris, enables market-leading levels of reliability and innovation in EV roaming. As a result, Osprey is a multi-award-winning network and a Zap-Map ‘Driver Recommended Network’ for the fourth consecutive year.

Osprey Charging is dedicated to delivering super-fast, simple and convenient charging to all EV drivers, and the new Hampshire hub is a crucial part of Osprey’s roll-out of public charging infrastructure in key locations across the UK. With over 1,200 charging bays live and available to use, Osprey’s award-winning network is leading the way with a reliability rate of 99% and speed of growth, as the network expanded by 150% in 2023. 

As EV uptake increases across the country ahead of the 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel vehicles, more and more of Hampshire’s visitors will look for EV charging as standard. As such, this installation will encourage EV uptake in the area, bolstering the UK’s national charging infrastructure as well as improving local air quality, reducing noise pollution and supporting local decarbonisation efforts.

Osprey funded this installation and oversees the operation and maintenance of the chargers, all of which are powered by renewable energy. Supermarket Income REIT, the landlord for the hub, benefits from a future-proofed car park and being able to attract more EV drivers as customers. The launch of this hub marks the fifth collaboration between Osprey and Supermarket Income REIT in the past year, comprising a total of 58 ultra-rapid public chargers in locations across the UK.

Osprey’s network provides reliable charging in a broad range of locations, from convenient and local sites to hubs on some of the UK’s major roads. This includes its award-winning, 16-charger hub at Salmon’s Leap, Buckfastleigh on the A38 Devon Expressway. Osprey charging locations are consistently scored highly for safety and accessibility by independent inspection body ChargeSafe. In 2024 Osprey was awarded Chargepoint Network of the Year and Private Sector Infrastructure Strategy of the Year, both for the second year running, at the Electric Vehicle Innovation and Excellence Awards.