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Electric vehicle charging provider From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pod Point Group Holdings plc, trading as Pod Point, is a British electric vehicle charging stations company.[3][4]As of 2025, the company operates the third largest public charging network in the UK.[5]
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Pod Point was founded in 2009 by Erik Fairbairn and Peter Hiscocks having previously worked together to found and sell the supercar club Ecurie25.[6][7]
In 2018, the company installed 600 charging stations following joint venture between Tesco and Volkswagen in the UK.[8]
In 2018, Pod Point launched its Electric Schools initiative.[9]
On 9 November 2021, Pod Point floated on the London Stock Exchange at a £352 million valuation.[10]
In 2022, it was announced EDF Energy had bought a 53 percent stake in the company through a joint venture with Legal and General Capital.[11]
In June 2022, Pod Point and BMW Group UK signed a three-year deal, which added Pod Point as a preferred EV home charge point supplier for BMW and Mini retail customers.[12]
In July 2023, Pod Point appointed Andy Palmer as its interim chief executive.[13] It was announced Melanie Lane would take over from Palmer in May 2024.[14]
On 12 June 2025, Pod Point announced they had accepted an offer to sell the company to majority shareholder EDF Energy at a £10.6 million valuation, £341.4 million less than its initial public offering in 2021.[15][16]
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