UK rapid-charging tariff spread reaches roughly 39p-93p/kWh
UK rapid and ultra-rapid public charging prices now span roughly 39p/kWh to 93p/kWh across selected tariffs in Chargenet's 11 September comparison, illustrating how difficult…
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£70m Rapid Charging Fund pilot awarded no funding after all applicants withdrew
A £70 million government pilot intended to unlock electricity-network upgrades at motorway service areas ended without allocating any funding after all applicants withdrew, according…
InstaVolt joins Shell Card network with 4,250+ UK chargers
InstaVolt has joined the Shell Card charging proposition, giving Shell Card fleet and business customers access to more than 4,250 InstaVolt chargers across over…
Zest to bring ultra-rapid EV charging to nine Heart of England Co-op stores
Zest and Heart of England Co-op have agreed a rollout of ultra-rapid EV charging across nine stores in the Midlands.
MFG opens eight-bay 150 kW charging hub at Kilmarnock
Motor Fuel Group has opened an eight-bay ultra-rapid EV charging hub at its Riccarton Road forecourt in Kilmarnock.
BYD reaches 10,000 Flash Charging stations as 1.5 MW network expands
BYD has opened its 10,000th Flash Charging station in China, doubling the size of the network in less than five months.
UK reaches 121,171 public EV chargers as rapid network grows faster
Department for Transport figures show the UK had 121,171 publicly available EV chargers, measured as EVSE, on 1 July 2026. Of these, 28,887 were…
Tower Hamlets rolls out 70+ rapid and ultra-rapid chargers
More than 70 rapid and ultra-rapid EV chargers are being installed across 35 sites in Tower Hamlets, with the first 17 already live.
LEAP24 opens four-bay ultra-rapid charging hub near Heathrow
LEAP24 has opened a four-bay ultra-rapid charging hub on New Road near Heathrow Airport, adding public charging aimed particularly at taxi and private-hire drivers…
IONITY opens first London urban charging hub with 12 400 kW bays
IONITY has opened its first charging hub inside London, with 12 ultra-rapid bays at Greenwich Shopping Park offering charging at up to 400 kW.
Plug-in cars reach 42.5% of July registrations and public charging shows 9.5% growth
The Department for Transport has published its latest faster indicators covering the UK public charging network at 1 August 2026 and new vehicle registrations…
Allego plans €100 million UK expansion with up to 1400 ultra-rapid chargers
Allego has announced plans to invest €100 million–approximately £85 million–to install up to 1,400 ultra-rapid EV charging points across the UK by 2030.