​GRIDSERVE has revealed the best times to plug in over the festive period across the GRIDSERVE Electric Highway. An estimated 20 million people will be driving home for Christmas, placing extra demand on motorways, service areas and electric vehicle chargers.

Overall, between 12pm and 1pm will be the peak charging time, whereas chargers are 16% quieter at 10am and 22% quieter at 4pm. And if your journeys are very flexible, then the quietest periods are before 9am and after 6pm.

Charging data from last year shows that the Saturday before Christmas was the busiest (21st December this year), but with Christmas Day falling midweek, GRIDSERVE forecast that chargers will be heavily in demand on Monday 23rd December as well. December 27th and December 29th are also traditionally the busiest travel days post-Christmas. 

Busiest Electric Super Hubs and when to charge:

The company is also offering Christmas charging incentives, starting with 20% off on 20th December when you charge via the app, with savings getting bigger and better each day and an ‘extra special treat’ promised for Christmas Day. 

Rebecca Trebble, Chief Product Officer at GRIDSERVE, said: “By sharing the best times to travel and charge, customers can plan ahead for an easy journey this Christmas. We’ve also expanded some of our busiest sites ahead of the festive season, such as Moto Wetherby and Moto Rugby, and our customer support team will be available 24/7 providing support.” 

GRIDSERVE now has over 190 locations with over 1,400 charging bays.