Well, except maybe finding a free EV charger, which do exist in good numbers despite some stupid opposition. But nothing beats being able to slap your card against a terminal to get things started. There are advantages to having a connected account, like keeping a log of when you charged and how much it cost. Far too many charging networks live and die on their companion apps, and a lot of them are absolutely terrible. Still I can appreciate a charger that has multiple payment options. Annoyingly, there was no mention of the activation fee at the site, or on the Shell website, but in my experience it’s a fairly common practice across charging networks.
#Shells gas station plus#
I had to check my online banking, at which point I could see that the power cost me £7.56 (at £0.49 per kWh of power), plus what appears to be a £2.85 activation fee. Considering there was a contactless reader on the machine itself, I just used my credit card like any normal person would. I couldn’t get the app to work, and it kept telling me I needed a Shell Recharge card.
To me at least, that screams like Shell saying “please forget that we are still actively involved in the oil and gas industry.”Īnyone that uses the Shell Recharge app to activate their charge gets to see charging stats on their phone - cost included. Shell also brags that the canopy, which provides cover for cars and a home for the solar panels, is made from glued timber that requires less energy to produce and transport compared to steel. Every other automaker, including Tesla Europe, does.Īccording to Shell the Fulham hub uses 100% renewable energy, with on-site solar panels contributing around a quarter of its needs. That’s especially useful to me and all the other Nissan Leaf owners, since Nisan’s hatchback is one of the few remaining cars that doesn’t support the CCS charging standard. The Fulham hub has nine chargers, offering speeds up to 175kW, all of which have both CCS and CHAdeMO connectors. There are only seven in the United States, according to the Shell Recharge app. It also operates chargers in other regions, like the U.S. Shell currently offers 119 EV chargers across the U.K., including 65 rapid chargers and 54 “ultra-rapid” chargers (150kW speeds or above). It is also selling its European retail energy businesses, which were seen only a few years ago as key to its energy transition.(Image credit: Tom Pritchard/Tom's Guide) It is carrying out a review of its chemicals business which made a loss of $1.4bn last year. Shell has already scrapped several projects, including in offshore wind, hydrogen and biofuels, due to projections of weak returns. The shift away from cuts in oil production at Shell is similar to a move by BP earlier this year. His willingness to slow the speed and nature of Shell’s transition to renewables and green energy future is in marked contrast to Shell’s former boss, Ben van Beurden, who introduced the carbon reduction targets and the energy transition strategy. It may yet face similar legal action in the UK courts The company is planning to appeal a Dutch court ruling which said Shell must increase its climate targets. Only one in five shareholders voted for a resolution at the agm calling for Shell to set more ambitious targets for cutting greenhouse-gas emissions.
While expected to stick to Shell’s target of becoming a net-zero emitter by 2050, the executive told investors at that meeting in London that “significant investments in oil and gas are needed just to keep production at a constant level, let alone to meet growing demand”.
Security personnel remove a protester during the Fossil Free London demonstration at Shell’s annual shareholder meeting (Photo: Toby Melville/Reuters) Last month Shell security staff were forced to protect Mr Sawan and other board members when climate activists tried to rush the podium at its Annual General Meeting. It will anger climate-focused investors who want to see its record profits used to speed up the transition to renewable energy rather than slow the progress.
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