ChargeUK, whose members include the VW-backed Ionity and the EV charging arms of Shell and BP, announced it will invest over £6bn installing and operating new EV charging infrastructure by 2030.
This will amount to the installation of tens of thousands of new chargers this year, with the aim of doubling the size of the network through 2023.
There are currently fewer than 39,000 public charge points in the whole of the UK. A study from 2021 found that the installation of chargers needs to increase by five times the current rate if the plan to phase out petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030 is to be achieved.
ChargeUK said it wanted to work “collaboratively” with the government to shape the policies and regulation needed to enable a faster transition to EVs.
Ian Johnston, ChargeUK Chair, said: “The formation of ChargeUK is an exciting day and is a demonstration of the electric vehicle charging industry’s growing size and importance to the UK economy.
“Together...