Electric vehicle charge points rise for shoppers
The number of electric vehicle charge points at supermarkets has increased by 34% in the last 18 months.
Data analysed by Zapmap and the RAC has revealed that UK supermarkets added 1,001 electric vehicle charge points between January 2024 and Jun 2025, taking the total number to 3,917.
This means that five per cent of all the UK’s 83,851 charge points are now at supermarkets.
Of the total number of electric vehicle charge points installed in the last 18 months, 596 were rapid or ultra-rapid units.
Extremely encouraging
RAC head of policy Simon Williams said: “A perceived lack of public charge points is one of the main reasons drivers give for not planning to get an EV next time they change their car. It’s therefore extremely encouraging to see so many supermarkets doing what they can to bust this myth by installing hundreds more charging units at locations across the UK.
“These higher-powered charge points are a crucial piece of the puzzle, especially for drivers that either don’t want to spend long shopping, or that don’t have their own off-street parking space at home so have to rely on public charging.
“We now need to see every retail chain doing what it can to maintain momentum by increasing the number of stores that offer EV charging. Faster installations from retailers, coupled with more financial incentives like the government’s Electric Car Grant, will help boost the number of drivers ready to make the switch to electric motoring.”
Zapmap founder and chief operating officer Melanie Shufflebotham said: “Supermarkets continue to be a very popular choice for EV drivers to charge up, especially for those without home charging, as our annual survey of EV driver sentiment shows. It’s great to see major supermarket chains continuing to invest in this area, with a significant increase in charging provision since our last report.”
