£300m investment will rewire Britain, says Ofgem

Energy regulator says low carbon projects will boost the provision of ultra-rapid charging at motorway service areas

There are currently 918 ultra-rapid chargepoints in the UK

There are currently 918 ultra-rapid chargepoints in the UK

A £300m investment could help boost the UK’s electric vehicle (EV) charging network, Ofgem has announced. The funding will go towards more than 200 low carbon projects across the country, the energy regulator has pledged. Ofgem suggests the move will help motorway service areas and key trunk road locations get the cabling needed to install 1,800 new ultra-rapid chargers, tripling the current network.

A further 1,750 chargepoints will be installed in towns and cities across the UK to...