The number of EV charge points at supermarkets has increased by a third (34 per cent) in the last 18 months, according to new data analysed by Zapmap and the RAC.

Between January 2024 and June 2025, UK supermarkets added 1,001 EV charge points at 260 locations, with the total number of supermarket charge points now standing at 3,917 and meaning five per cent of all the UK’s 83,851 charge points are now located at supermarkets.

Of the total number of EV charge points installed in the last 18 months, 596 were rapid or ultra-rapid units. While this is less than the 655 installed in 2023, it still means 58 per cent of all supermarket EV locations now offer higher-powered charging facilities.

In addition, a greater number of supermarket sites now offer charging facilities with 1,876 locations now having charging, up by 16 per cent from the end of 2023; the equivalent of 14 per cent of all UK supermarkets.

Aldi tops the table for the biggest growth in chargers over the last 18 months, thanks to its new partnership with Shell Recharge. From 199 units in 2023, the supermarket chain has almost tripled the number of units at its stores to 592, adding 393 chargers by June 2025.

Tesco remains the largest overall charging network with 1,409 charge points across 633 locations, and Morrisons has the largest proportion of stores in its estate providing charging facilities.

Differing approaches to charging provision are evident across the sector; Morrisons (99 per cent), Sainsbury’s (91 per cent) and M&S (89 per cent) are almost exclusively focused on providing rapid charge points, whilst others are taking a more mixed approach providing both rapid charging and low-powered options.

RAC head of policy Simon Williams said: “A perceived lack of public charge points is one of the main reasons drivers give for not planning to get an EV next time they change their car. It’s therefore extremely encouraging to see so many supermarkets doing what they can to bust this myth by installing hundreds more charging units at locations across the UK.”

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