invest in a car charging point company?
invest in a car charging point company?
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petemurphy

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10,949 posts

213 months

Tuesday 4th February 2020
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is this possible / have i missed the boat. seems that they will make a fortune in the next few years? eg i'll need to spend a few thousand digging up my road and getting a point near a car?

Ultraviolet

625 posts

246 months

Tuesday 4th February 2020
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You may have missed the boat... some of the networks have been acquired by the oil majors, the others have been largely crowdfunded already and may struggle without the scale of a large corporate behind them. I invested in one back in 2010, which was acquired..

UV

Frimley111R

19,296 posts

264 months

Tuesday 4th February 2020
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Chargemaster was acquired by BP. IIRC Rolec and Podpoint, the other big 2 are independent. EO Charging are smaller but up and coming and have had private investment, not sure about the others. There are plenty of competitors in the marketplace, some of which may be long term winners, some of which may not...

petemurphy

Original Poster:

10,949 posts

213 months

Tuesday 4th February 2020
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Ultraviolet said:
You may have missed the boat... some of the networks have been acquired by the oil majors, the others have been largely crowdfunded already and may struggle without the scale of a large corporate behind them. I invested in one back in 2010, which was acquired..

UV
dam what you investing in now wink