Skanska: Case study
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East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust: Case study
EV charging infrastructure delivery across a blue light NHS fleet 44 sites, 91 AC chargers
11 Jun 2026
5 min read
About East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EMAS) provides emergency and urgent care services across the East Midlands, including Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland.
The Trust operates a fleet of emergency and nonemergency vehicles and employs around 4,802 staff working across 87 facilities. EMAS is commissioned locally as part of the NHS and is accountable to the Department of Health and Social Care.
Background
Pod has supplied and installed EV charging equipment for East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) since 2018. The programme expanded in 2022, with further installations delivered incrementally throughout 2023 and 2024, and continuing into 2025. A further phase covering five additional sites is currently underway.
The EV infrastructure provides AC charging across 44 EMAS locations across the Trustˇs six-county operating area. As part of the rollout, existing thirdparty charging equipment was removed and replaced, with all sites migrated onto the Pod Site Management Service platform to provide unified reporting across all sites.
Key statistics & testimonial
- 8 years: duration of programme (2018 - present)
- 44 sites: locations across 6 counties
- 91 chargers: AC units installed
- 5 new sites: current phase in progress
- 248,928kWh: energy delivered in 2025
- 171.8t CO₂: avoided (Jan 2025 - Mar 2026)
- 306,729kWh: total energy (Jan 2025 - Mar 2026)
- 1 platform: unified reporting across all sites
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Cara Turton-Chambers, Head of Sustainability, EMAS:
"We have been working with Pod to expand EV charging provision across a large and geographically dispersed operational estate, supporting the ongoing electrification of our ambulance fleet."
Scope of work
Pod delivered the following services:
| Site surveys & design | Technical assessment and charging layout design across all locations |
|---|---|
| Grid connections | New grid upgrades and DNO engagement where existing supply required reinforcement. |
| Project management | End-to-end coordination from initial scoping through to commissioning |
| AC charger installation | 91 AC units across 44 sites, configured for 24/7 fleet operations |
| Legacy equipment replacement | Swap-out of existing third-party hardware, consolidating the estate onto one platform |
| Maintenance & repair | Ongoing in-life support, responsive repairs, and unit replacement across the estate |
Delivery
In 2022, Pod delivered simultaneous installations across a number of EMAS sites, with grid reinforcement works completed where existing electrical capacity required upgrading. Installation was coordinated with EMAS estates teams to manage access and limit disruption at operational locations.
As part of the rollout, existing thirdparty charging equipment was removed and replaced, consolidating all sites onto a single platform. This enabled consistent, site-wide charging data capture across the estate, to deliver a unified view of energy consumption, carbon metrics and charger status for all 44 locations.
Ongoing maintenance and repair services are provided across the estate. A further five sites are currently in the delivery phase.
Performance data
The following figures are drawn from Podˇs Site Management Service platform for the EMAS estate for active sites.
| Metric | 2025 (full year) | Jan 2025 - Mar 2026 |
| Energy delivered (kWh) | 248,928 | 306,729 |
| CO₂ avoided (kg) | 139,400 | 171,768 |
| CO₂ (tonnes) | 139,4 | 171,8 |
Data source: Pod Site Management Service platform. Figures reflect active sites; sites not yet commissioned are excluded.
