Crawley’s EVC to provide charge points at all Jockey Club venues

EVC, an electric vehicle charging company based in Crawley, has partnered with the UK’s largest commercial horse racing organisation, The Jockey Club, to provide EV charging at each of their 14 locations.

The firm will be installing more than 100 fast and rapid (22-150kW) charge points across The Jockey Club’s venues.

Chargers were recently installed at four racecourses including Epsom Downs, Haydock Park, Exeter and Newmarket Rowley Mile, while the remaining 10 venues will get their chargers before the end of 2024.

The new partnership aims to future-proof The Jockey Club’s portfolio of racecourses, which include some of Britain’s most famous sporting venues, and to support their commitment to be carbon neutral by 2027.

In February 2023, EVC announced that it had secured a £165 million investment from Denham Sustainable Infrastructure, an arm of global energy transition investment firm Denham Capital, to help the company deliver up to 100,000 EV charge points across the UK.

To date, the funding has enabled the installation and securing of thousands of chargers across hospitality, leisure and retail venues, workplaces, and multi-dwelling residential units.

Kirstin McEvoy, sustainability manager at The Jockey Club, said: “Horseracing is a sport with so much heritage, and our partnership with EVC underscores our commitment to seeking out innovations that will enable us to futureproof our racecourses and deliver on our net zero ambitions.

“At The Jockey Club, sustainability goes hand-in-hand with our mission to safeguard the legacy of our historic racecourses and this is a significant step on our journey.

“Ensuring all 14 of our locations have EV charging solutions and tripling the EV parking bays available for our racegoers means a faster charging experience.”

Nick Bellamy, CEO at EVC, added: “At EVC, our mission has always been to develop one of the largest destination charging networks in the UK.

“By enabling fast and convenient EV charging at each of its iconic venues, The Jockey Club strengthens its guest experience, bolsters its sustainability objectives, and appeals to a new generation of environmentally conscious racegoers and corporate hospitality clients.

“However, this initiative goes beyond convenience for race fans – it’s a strategic investment in the future of mobility, particularly in locations like the Northwest of England, which are currently underserved by public EV charging points.”