We're proud to share that Fleete has been named winner of the Low Carbon Transport Award at the REA British Renewable Energy Awards — recognising our Port of Tilbury Shared Electric HGV Charging Hub as a landmark project in the decarbonisation of UK freight.
The award, presented last Thursday, celebrates the most impactful contributions to low carbon transport across the UK. For us, it's recognition not just of a single project, but of a model we believe can transform how freight decarbonisation is delivered at scale.
For fleet operators looking to switch to electric HGVs, the barriers have always been significant. Without reliable, high-power charging infrastructure in the right locations, the business case simply doesn't stack up. Individual operators can't justify the capital investment in grid connections and depot infrastructure without certainty that the vehicles will work for them in practice.
It's a classic chicken-and-egg problem — and it's one that has held back electric freight adoption for years.
The Port of Tilbury sits at the heart of UK logistics, handling over 16 million tonnes of cargo annually and seeing thousands of HGV movements every day. If there was ever a place where shared charging infrastructure could make a real difference, this was it.
The Port of Tilbury charging hub is the UK's largest dedicated shared electric HGV charging facility, delivering 5MW of power across 16 ultra-rapid DC charging bays — all designed specifically for heavy goods vehicles and commercial fleets.
The infrastructure was engineered from the ground up for the demands of a working port environment:
The hub is located on one of the only sites at Tilbury with direct access to the port's substation — a critical factor that makes this level of high-power charging possible where it otherwise wouldn't be.
Funded in part by £1 million of UK Government Thames Freeport Seed Capital as well as support from the eFreight 2030 consortium Innovate UK ZEHID programme, the project also demonstrates how targeted public investment can unlock private infrastructure at pace.
The hub officially opened in March 2026, bringing together logistics operators, OEMs, industry bodies and local stakeholders to mark the occasion. Seeing the bays in use — electric HGVs from multiple operators charging side by side — made real what had previously existed only in plans and projections.
The shared-access model means that SME fleets and major national operators alike can access the infrastructure immediately, without long-term property commitments or grid risk. For many operators, it represents their first practical pathway to deploying electric HGVs on live routes.
The impact of the Port of Tilbury hub extends well beyond the charging bays themselves. By removing the infrastructure barrier at a strategic freight gateway, we're enabling:
Industry bodies and HM Government have highlighted the project as a critical enabler of electric freight adoption — particularly for smaller operators who would otherwise have no viable route to electrification.
Winning the REA Low Carbon Transport Award is a proud moment for the Fleete team, and for every partner, operator and stakeholder who played a part in bringing this project to life.
But more than an accolade, it's a signal that the shared charging hub model works — technically, commercially, and as a catalyst for fleet decarbonisation at scale.
We're already using what we've learned at Tilbury to inform the development of further low carbon freight hubs across the UK. Electric freight is no longer a future ambition. It's operational, everyday reality — and we're just getting started.
To find out more about Fleete's electric HGV charging solutions or to register your fleet's interest, visit fleete.com
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