Motor Fuel Group has announced it will invest £400 million over the next decade to install 2,800 Ultra-Rapid 150kW EV chargers across 500 sites. It will target 40 sites in 2021 that will have over 200 chargers.
The initial focus will be on major trunk roads and urban areas
MFG has 918 sites across GB. It has so far installed EV chargers at 108 sites through third parties, but now it says it will self-fund, build, and operate its own EV charging hubs, with the aim of becoming “a truly national charge point operator”. From 2022 onwards, MFG plans to build at least 50 additional EV charging hubs per year. A significant number of these will be on the strategic road network. It aims to install 3,000 Ultra-Rapid 150kW and 350kW EV Chargers at 500 sites by the end of 2030 and complete the rollout by 2035.
The company said its sites often act as the local convenience store and are vital to communities.
Alongside EV chargers, MFG said it plans to improve its retail, food to go, and valeting offer to the consumer, investment of £50M in 2021. It also wants to become a key drop box and home delivery location for logistics companies such as Amazon, InPost, and ByBox.
William Bannister, chief executive of MFG, said: “Our planned £400 million investment in this vital infrastructure will help keep UK motorists on the move, and our essential retail will support local communities and the economy. I am looking forward to engaging with Government to ensure this investment best meets the national EV infrastructure requirement to help us all make a contribution to ensuring Britain meets its net zero target by 2050.”
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