UK-based project will increase the total number of Shell Recharge points eight-fold.
Multinational energy company Shell will install 800 electric vehicle chargers at Waitrose shops in the UK by 2025. It is a sign of things to come as electric car sales rise and so too demand for charge points.
Around 100 Waitrose locations, a large national supermarket chain, will gain Shell Recharge stations, with each site expected to receive six 22kW chargers and two 50kW rapid chargers.
The first installation is expected to take place early next year, in a move to create what Shell terms ‘destination charging’, where customers charge their EVs at a location they’re primarily visiting for an activity, such as shopping.
“This is great news for EV drivers across the UK, knowing they can easily, quickly and reliably charge up at Shell charge points while shopping at Waitrose,” said Bernadette Williamson, the general manager of Shell UK Retail. “We want to make EV charging as hassle-free as possible and support our customers wherever they want to charge.”
The partnership will also result in the number of Shell forecourt shops selling Waitrose food increase from 57 to 125 by 2025.
“We’re also delighted to bring our customers 800 new charging points for electric vehicles, including new rapid charging capabilities, as the UK moves more and more towards a sustainable transport network,” said Waitrose executive director James Bailey.
There are 108 Shell Recharge points located across the UK, with almost half located in London.
Shell recently acquired EV charging company Ubitricity and has set itself a goal of installing a total of 5000 charge points on forecourts and other locations by 2025.
Jack Warrick