McDonald’s U.K. said Monday that it was planning to install rapid charging points for electric vehicles at new drive-thru restaurants in the country. The fast food giant is partnering with a firm called InstaVolt, which specializes in the technology. Charging infrastructure will also be introduced to existing drive-thru restaurants where feasible, with the technology rolled out to new drive-thrus “as standard.”
In a statement Paul Pomroy, the CEO of McDonald’s U.K. & Ireland, said that appetite for electric vehicles, which he described as a “central part of the U.K.’s efforts to build back greener post COVID-19,” was growing. “This partnership and ambition takes advantage of our scale, and is a real step forward for those already driving electric vehicles, as well as people considering making the switch,” he added. McDonald’s said that the rapid charging technology from InstaVolt would be able to provide an 80% charge in under 20 minutes.
While Monday’s announcement relates to the U.K. market — which is already home to a number of charging points at McDonald’s — the last few years have seen the company introduce charging facilities to sites around the world, including the Netherlands, and Sweden. Slowly but surely, some quite significant changes are taking place in the automotive sector which could herald a new era in transportation. On Friday, Germany’s Volkswagen said that the last internal combustion model had rolled off the production line at its Zwickau facility in Saxony.
Source: CNBC
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