{"id":26212,"date":"2025-08-18T12:00:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T12:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/?p=26212"},"modified":"2025-08-18T11:01:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T11:01:56","slug":"the-new-urban-charging-solution-hubber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/the-new-urban-charging-solution-hubber\/","title":{"rendered":"The New Urban Charging Solution: Hubber"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here\u2019s a thought for this August Monday morning: just because a person leaves the employ of a very specialized, very famous company, this does not mean that this person is done with the industry or with innovation within the industry. Right? Well, we\u2019ve got a great example in the automotive world right here: recently, a group of former Tesla employees have taken their passion for all things electric and have launched something called Hubber.<\/p>\n

That is Hubber?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hubber<\/a> is a company aimed at the proliferation of urban electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and networks. Apparently, after some sort of hullabaloo at Tesla, certain key members of its Supercharger team \u2013 Harry Fox, Connor Selwood, and Hugh Leckie \u2013 left to seek out new horizons. And have since channeled their expertise into the world of Hubber charging.<\/p>\n

Why does the world need urban charging?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Urban areas are key in both need and growth of the EV infrastructure. This is due to both limited space as well as the unique demands of city traffic. Hubber is on a mission to limit (eradicate?) the \u201curban charging gap\u201d by developing high-power charging hubs in densely populated areas. This, in turn would be awfully convenient for commercial vehicles like taxis and delivery vans who need charging and don\u2019t have the time to line up at a suburban parking lot, for example.<\/p>\n

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Unlike EV owners who have detached home and garages \u2013 as in suburbia \u2013 and can charge their vehicles at home and at will, city dwellers and fleet operators mostly do not have this sort of access to charging hubs. It is for this reason that Hubber plans to transform neglected urban spaces with great potential \u2013 such as old warehouses \u2013 into buzzing (pun intended) EV charging centers. So if, let\u2019s say, a fleet operator was hesitant to purchase a host of electric vehicles due to the unavailability of charging stations, Hubber could be the solution.<\/p>\n

What is Hubber\u2019s strategy?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hubber takes unique focus specifically on the needs of commercial drivers, seeing as how they typically require more frequent charging than private vehicle owners. In choosing sites throughout cities that have been abandoned, overlooked, or underused by others\u2014such as derelict gas stations\u2014Hubber plans to create accessible and efficient charging solutions around the main commuter pathways.<\/p>\n

Keep in mind, this team comes from Tesla, which understandably gives the them an advantage in both identifying and developing prime charging locations. And beyond charging alone, Hubber stations will host other essential amenities in addition to electricity, such as restrooms and vending machines. Basically, like a conventional gas station, but without the fuel.<\/p>\n

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What\u2019s the future for Hubber?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It seems as though Hubber\u2019s sites are also set beyond charging stations. With the inevitablity of further developments in EV technology, including autonomous vehicles, Hubber is planning accordingly. And while autonomous vehicle charging solutions haven\u2019t fully been developed yet, Hubber is set to prepare its infrastructure keeping in mind these advances and any necessary future integration.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the catch?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Well, this team of ex-Tesla innovators is based in England, and their first charging station (followed by others, no doubt) will open in London. Womp, womp. So will they manage to make it across the pond and share their genius with the good old U.S. of A?\u00a0 With a whopping investment of around $81 million, let\u2019s hope so.\u00a0 In the meantime, we\u2019ll be watching this space\u2026<\/p>\n

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