Shell plans to operate 100,000 public charging points for electric vehicles around Britain by 2030, it has been announced.
The oil giant is fleshing out plans to invest £25billion in the UK this decade.
It said yesterday that its EV charging investment would include 11,000 rapid machines — which can charge most EV batteries to 80% capacity within half an hour.
The plans would mean would mean that 90% of drivers in the UK would be “within a ten-minute drive of a Shell rapid charger”.
David Bunch, Shell’s UK country chairman, said: “Access to public charging needs to be made available to everyone, no matter where you live. This is a huge investment in the UK energy system of the future.”
Shell has made EV charging one of the key parts of its strategy to cut its emissions to net zero by 2050. The UK is a key market since the government plans to end the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030.
Grant Shapps, the transport secretary, said: “Shell’s announcement today will provide a huge boost for drivers, making charging quick and convenient no matter where they are in the UK.”