TEIDE
TEIDE (Tool Evaluating Infrastructure Demand En-route) was developed by Cenex UK under the Horizon-funded NextETRUCK project, alongside KITE. It helps charge point operators, investors and local authorities answer two of the hardest questions in public charging: where should the next en-route chargepoint go, and what utilisation can it expect to build up over the coming years. Enter a location plus the number and power of chargepoints you’re considering, and TEIDE returns a full site assessment.
Built for two audiences
Site selection, sizing & the business case
Identify candidate locations for new en-route charging infrastructure, get a recommendation on chargers and power rating, then see a utilisation and revenue forecast with a projection of when the investment becomes financially viable.
An independent, evidence-based case
Back a planning decision or infrastructure bid with modelling that isn’t tied to any one charge point vendor – grounded in traffic data, existing coverage and forecast EV uptake.
What TEIDE shows you
Input a location, the number of chargepoints and their power, and TEIDE returns six pieces of evidence for that site:
Candidate locations
Pinpoints promising sites for new en-route charging infrastructure, based on traffic flow and existing coverage gaps.
Chargepoint sizing
A recommendation on how many chargers to install at the site, and what power rating to install them at.
Utilisation forecast
A forecast of energy-based utilisation as demand builds up over the coming years.
Revenue forecast
The annual revenue you can expect from that utilisation curve.
Financial-viability timing
A projection of when the investment pays off, based on forecast EV uptake rates.
Local charging & traffic context
Nearby existing chargers and journey times to them, plus trip counts on the roads around your selected location.
Built on evidence, proven in the field
How TEIDE works
Enter a location plus the number and power of chargepoints you’re considering. TEIDE combines that with traffic data, existing charger coverage and forecast EV uptake to return a full site assessment – from candidate locations and chargepoint sizing through to a utilisation and revenue forecast, and the local charging and traffic context around your selected site.
Built on real driver behaviour
TEIDE’s demand model isn’t built on assumptions alone. Cenex surveyed over 300 EV drivers to ground it in how people actually charge on the road: 12% can’t reliably charge at home, the top priority when choosing a charging station is toilets – ahead of even a cheaper price per kWh – and 55% of EV drivers only rely on en-route charging when their remaining range won’t cover the trip.
Proven in the field
Cenex’s siting-and-demand approach is already at work commercially. Evenlode Roadside built Edison – its EV charging investment tool, powered by Cenex – on the same modelling, and used it with Park Garage Group to plan the redevelopment of the Yeoman Service Station in Maidstone: mapping the number of EVs in the trade area and how that’s expected to grow, drive-time distances to existing competition, and a 10-year forecast of turnover and margins with a 3–5 year payback recommendation. “It was really very useful to see the detailed view of the current and likely future increase in the number of BEVs in the trade area,” says Hemant Tandon, Operations Director at Park Garage Group.
Want to know where to charge next?
TEIDE is developed by Cenex UK. Get in touch to talk through a site assessment for your location.
Want the full picture?
TEIDE builds on Cenex’s wider EV-charging-infrastructure modelling work – including the Edison / Park Garage Group case study above. Get in touch if you’d like to see a worked example for your own site.
