Zap-Map ranks England’s most popular EV charge points

England’s most popular public electric vehicle charging locations have been revealed by charging app Zap-Map, with Gridserve’s super hubs at two motorway locations topping the list.

The rankings reflect the second quarter of 2022 and cover around 70% of the UK’s public EV charging network. The data is based on analysis of the more than 1.6 million charging sessions tracked by Zap- Map over the period.

The Gridserve Electric Super Hubs at Moto Rugby and Moto Exeter top the list, with charge point operators MFG EV Power and BP Pulse also making the top five.

The number 1 location is the Gridserve Electric Super Hub at Moto Rugby, just off the M6, which opened in April 2021. It has 12 high-power charging devices capable of charging at up to 350 kW.

In second place was the Gridserve Electric Super Hub at Moto Exeter (pictured), opened this March, with 17 charging devices, including 12 350 kWcapable points.

The third-busiest hub was MFG EV Power in Newington, south London, next to the A201 between Elephant & Castle and Bermondsey. Belonging to Motor Fuel Group, it has seven charging devices.

Number four is the BP Pulse’s flagship Hammersmith charging hub just off the A4, between Hammersmith and Barons Court tube stations. With one rapid charging device and four ultra-rapid devices, the hub is the smallest of the top five, but its location next to the Hammersmith Flyover sees it put to extremely heavy use.

Gridserve fills out the top5 with its Braintree Electric Forecourt, the first of its sites to open in the UK in late 2020. This boasts a whopping 30 charging devices.

Zap-Map COO Melanie Shufflebotham said: “With over 500,000 pure-electric cars on UK roads, and the number of EV drivers joining their ranks showing no signs of slowing, high-power charging hubs are becoming increasingly popular, as these five busiest charging locations show us.

“It is popular locations such as these that help to provide peace of mind for EV drivers undertaking longer journeys, who know they can easily find a convenient location for a quick boost.”

Toddington Harper, Gridserve CEO, said: “It’s great to see three of our Electric Highway locations in the top five most-used sites across England. We are committed to building an awesome UK-wide charging network, enabling anyone, anywhere, in any type of EV to take on any journey and have a great customer experience.”

Harper added: “We’ve launched seven Electric Super Hubs so far this year, including Exeter, through our partnership with Moto plus our Electric Forecourt in Norwich and we will continue to deliver many more locations throughout this year and ongoing.”

Ken McMeikan, CEO at Moto Hospitality said: “As the largest UK Motorway Services Operator, we are continuing our mission to transform the UK’s rest stop experience. Across all our sites, up and down the UK, we’re improving the size, efficiency and capability of our EV charging offer and now have eight Super Hubs open.”