Aberdeen City Council has given Fastned the go-ahead to build a brand new ultra-rapid electric vehicle (EV) charging hub inside one of the city’s warehouses.
This hub will be the first of its kind in the UK and will feature 12 ultra-rapid charging bays, offering drivers up to 100 miles of range in 5 minutes from 400kW chargers. A shop, toilets, and a seating area inside the building will keep drivers comfortable while they charge. The hub is expected to open in winter 2026.
Located off Virginia Street, which forms part of Aberdeen’s inner city ring road, the charging hub will reuse the Grampian House warehouse. This central location will make the charging hub easy to use for residents, businesses and drivers journeying in and out of the city.
The hub will use Fastned’s iconic drive-thru format, similar to that found in petrol stations. This will make it easy for drivers to drive in and out of charging bays, improve accessibility for any type of vehicle, cut down the time it takes to access the charger, improve the throughput of vehicles on site, and reduce congestion.
Fastned will install the charging hub within the existing warehouse structure to keep drivers sheltered from the wind and rain while they charge. This sustainable conversion is a brand new approach to EV charging, and it has never been done before in the UK in a drive-thru format. It drastically reduces the development’s environmental impact while upgrading industrial land and improving the customer experience.
Fastned is adding many urban locations for charging hubs to its portfolio as it sees a growing need for ultra-rapid charging in cities.
Tom Hurst, UK Country Director at Fastned, said:
“I’m over the moon that Aberdeen City Council has supported our application and given us the green light. This means we can break ground at the site as soon as possible and kick-start this very exciting project. It’s really a revolutionary approach to EV charging and will transform the charging experience for many customers, especially in a part of the country where the weather isn’t always the best. We’re truly delighted to be supporting the EV transition in Scotland and expanding our network further north.
Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Scotland added:
“We’ve already achieved our target of 6,000 public charge points two years ahead of schedule thanks to a combination of public funding and increasing private sector investment, with the private sector now responsible for more than two thirds of Scotland’s public EV charging. This new hub would be the first of its kind in the UK, showing Scotland really can lead the way in transforming how people choose to travel.”
Image courtesy of Fastned.
