Partnership between myenergi and Openreach to install EV chargers

With the Openreach EV fleet growing and recently gained its 5,000 electric vehicle the need for home chargers for those engineers who take their vehicle home at night was becoming more crucial.

Openreach has partnered with myenergi who construct the zappi range of EV changes which generally offer 7kW or for those with three phase supply up to 22kW.

“We’re making strong progress on our journey to net zero, having invested in more than 5,000 electric vans and more than 2,500 home chargers already. Switching the majority of our fleet to electric by 2031 is a big challenge but this partnership is another important step – giving our engineers smart, reliable charging at home to support a greener future.

We’ve also introduced an incentive programme to encourage smarter charging habits, focusing on home charging and using selected public Charge Point Operators. These incentives range from behind-the-barrier access to night-time discounts and driver perks.”

Judy O’Keefe, Director of Fleet, Openreach

“We’re delighted that Openreach staff will soon be charging their new plug-in vehicles with zappi chargers. Transitioning such an extensive fleet is no mean feat, but developing the necessary infrastructure to ensure drivers can charge up at home is a huge step forward.

With zappi, staff will benefit from one of the world’s smartest EV chargers – simple, intuitive and specifically designed to streamline the home charging process. Thanks to the myenergi app, you can control zappi, and the wider myenergi home energy management system (HEMS), with the touch of a button. Quick, simple and sustainable. It’s another important part our mission to accelerate the UK’s transition to sustainable transport and our commitment to powering the future of fleet electrification.”

Andrew Clint, CEO, myenergi

The Openreach EV fleet is set to grow by 2,000 EV by the end of March 2026 and will continue to grow as one part of the firms goal to reduce carbon emissions as much as possible.

The zappi EV chargers support solar charging with excess solar power being sent to the EV rather than exported to the grid, plus off-peak tariffs and can be used with tariffs like Octopus Intelligent Go to deliver cheap off-peak electricity for charging and the home.

As part of this £3 million charging expansion, Openreach will also be installing chargers at hundreds of sites it operates from across the UK.