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title: "UK set for massive rollout of EV chargers in net-zero push"
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# UK set for massive rollout of EV chargers in net-zero push

> Southern Britain is set for a major public rollout of electric-vehicle charging stations as officials seek to help consumers ditch combustion engines.

By Bloomberg · Published 23 March 2023, 07:58 SAST

## Key points
- The UK government is pushing for 300,000 public EV chargers to be installed across the country by the end of the decade and Surrey County Council and Connected Kerb are helping accelerate that process with their ambitious plan to install 10,000 units by 2030.
- Surrey County Council and Connected Kerb plan to install 10,000 EV chargers by 2030.
- The UK aims to reach net zero emissions by 2050 and wants 300,000 public EV chargers installed by the end of the decade.
- Shell plans to install 50,000 charging posts by 2025.
- Surrey and Connected Kerb will install 1,500 units at streets and car parks.

## Content

England’s Surrey County Council and EV-infrastructure company Connected Kerb plan to install 10,000 chargers by 2030, they said in a joint statement. The firm plans to invest £60-million in the project, which is the nation’s largest deployment of on-street EV posts by a local authority.

The UK aims to cut its greenhouse gas emissions to [net zero](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1033990/net-zero-strategy-beis.pdf) by the middle of the century in an effort to reduce the impacts of climate change. As part of that effort, it wants to see at least 300,000 public EV chargers installed across the country by the end of the decade, according to its [strategy](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-electric-vehicle-infrastructure-strategy) released last year.

The government has [banned](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-17/u-k-green-plan-backs-nuclear-hydrogen-to-support-250-000-jobs) the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030, meaning there will be greater reliance on the charging network — particularly in urban areas where on-street parking is common. A unit of Shell previously announced plans to install [50,000](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-31/shell-to-install-50-000-on-street-ev-chargers-in-u-k-by-2025) of the charging posts by 2025.

Surrey and Connected Kerb plan to install the units at over 1,500 locations, including streets and public car parks. The UK currently has about 39,000 charge points, according to the company.

The county and the firm already have an established relationship, which will help speed the process, said Matt Furniss, cabinet minister for transport on the council. **BM/DM**