Every motorway service area to have ultra-rapid charge points

The government has outlined its vision to ensure every motorway service area will have a minimum of six ultra-rapid chargepoints, with some larger sites having as many as 10-12, by 2023.

This means that many drivers will be able to charge their cars in around 15 minutes – three times faster than they can currently.

It will also allow people to charge their electric vehicles quickly and easily using their debit or credit card and access information on available chargepoints and pricing information during their journey.

This is part of a multi-billion-pound road and railway investment to put nation on path to recovery after the pandemic, and to lock in environmental benefits seen during lockdown.

Working together with motorway service area operators, ‘Project Rapid’ aims to encourage more people to switch to zero emission vehicles by reducing range-anxiety concerns for drivers on long distance journeys.