Electric HGV charging infrastructure at FSEW’s Low Carbon Freight Hub, Cardiff
ADDCharge installed 8 x 480kW EV chargers across 16 HGV bays at FSEW’s new-build freight depot in Cardiff, delivering the full electrical and civil scope for Zenobe in 12 weeks.
| Client | FSEW (Freight Systems Express Wales) / Zenobe |
| Location | Cardiff, Wales |
| Sector | HGV |
| Duration | 12 weeks on site |
| Scope | Electrical engineering and installation, civil engineering and groundworks, charger installation, project management |
FSEW – Freight Systems Express Wales – is a Cardiff-based freight forwarding company with an ambition to run a fully diesel-free operation. Their Low Carbon Freight Hub is the centrepiece of that plan: a purpose-built site designed from the ground up to charge a growing electric HGV fleet.
ADDCharge delivered the charging infrastructure for the hub, working with Zenobe to install eight 480-kilowatt chargers across 16 HGV bays. The site is one of the UK’s first dedicated electric HGV charging hubs and opens in summer 2026.
The project
The FSEW Low Carbon Freight Hub is a new-build site – a clear open yard with no operational HGV traffic during the build. For ADDCharge, that meant more working room than a live depot typically allows. It is an unusual advantage on a project of this type, and it kept the programme moving.
Eight 480-kilowatt chargers were installed across 16 HGV bays. At 480kW per unit, these are among the highest-power commercial EV chargers currently available, built for the energy demands of fully electric HGVs. The installation has been designed with future expansion in mind, with provision for additional chargers as the fleet grows.
The challenge
Although there was no operational fleet on site during the build, Cardiff was not a straightforward install. The wider site was still under active construction throughout the programme. A car park and other civil works were being built in parallel, with multiple trades on site at the same time.
ADDCharge coordinated the electrical and civil scope for the charging infrastructure around the wider construction programme, completing the full installation within 12 weeks and on programme alongside the other trades on site.
How we delivered it
Cardiff marks ADDCharge’s entry into electric HGV infrastructure in Wales – one of the first projects of its kind completed in the country. It opens in summer 2026.
Key Project Stats
8 EV chargers installed
12 Weeks on site
480kW Charger output
New build Site type
16 HGV charging bays
Summer 2026 Hub opens
What ADDCharge delivered
Electrical engineering and HV/LV installation
Civil engineering and groundworks
8 x 480kW EV charger installation (16 HGV bays)
Pre-construction design input and layout advisory
Multi-contractor site coordination
Full project management
“The HGV market is still finding its feet on electrification. The infrastructure isn’t complicated – but getting the groundworks, the power, and the sequencing right on a new site takes the same process as any depot project going through electrification.”
Ray Adde,
Director, ADDCharge