Transport for London (TfL) has awarded Zest a contract to roll out 39 new electric vehicle charging bays across 24 locations in south and southwest London by the end of 2024. The charging infrastructure will be placed in parking bays near key routes used for essential road journeys typically made by high mileage, commercial users, such as taxis and freight.
TFL said the Mayor was “fulfilling his pledge to unlock land owned by TfL and other members of the Greater London Authority, including the London Fire Brigade, the London Ambulance Service, and the Metropolitan Police, as well partners in the NHS, to increase the density of the rapid charging network across the city”.
London has 103,000 plug-in electric cars and vans already registered and close to 13,000 charge points – 31% of all EV charging infrastructure across the UK and most public rapid charge points of any European city. It is on track to meet the target of 40,000-60,000 charging points by 2030.
Meanwhile, charge point operator Ubitricity has announced that it has now installed more than 7,000 EV charge points in the UK, after a number of recent contract awards including Westminster and Liverpool, North Lincolnshire and West Suffolk. Ubitricity is a wholly owned subsidiary of Shell