Top 5 EV charging infrastructure projects that moved the needle in the UK last month

August 2025 delivered clear signs of acceleration in the UK’s electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure.

Thanks to public-private investment, expansion into rural areas, and new high-capacity urban centres, the ecosystem is preparing to meet growing demand.

What are the five key projects of the month and which companies are involved?

1. Ambulance Service secures £219K to electrify its depots

The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) received 219,332 pounds from the Department for Transport and the Department of Health and Social Care to accelerate the installation of charging infrastructure.

The funds will go towards installing 44 points at ambulance stations and depots across the region.

Investing in electrical charge points will deliver reductions in fuel and maintenance costs that can be redirected into front line care.

This investment will deliver savings of 130 million pounds for the NHS over the next 25 years.

EEAST currently has 17 electric rapid response vehicles and 12 electric mental health response units.

E-ambulances are expected to begin trials in selected locations when the necessary infrastructure is in place.

2. Connekt secured a multi-million-pound investment to scale up its strategic hubs

Connekt EV Charging closed a multi-million investment from Growth Fund 1 (GF1), aimed at high-potential British companies.

The funding will expand its network of strategic charging hubs, strengthen the team and speed up its push into hospitality, leisure and public buildings.

The round lands alongside a market data point that frames the opportunity: the latest survey identifies over 68,000 potential sites for charge-point installation across Great Britain, yet fewer than 1% currently have operational infrastructure.

Moreover, 79% of those sites are in rural or semi-rural areas, where the need for reliable charging is growing due to longer journeys and heavier vehicle use.

3. Hubber raises £60 million to launch 30 high-power urban hubs

Hubber, founded by former Tesla staff, secured 60 million pounds to deploy 30 high-power hubs in UK cities, starting with Lewisham on 20 August with RAW Charging as operating partner.

The goal is 100 megawatts of network capacity to address a chronic gap: rapid charging in urban environments.

The team led by Harry Fox brings a track record of delivering over 100 Tesla Supercharger sites and 1,200 ultra-rapid chargers in the country.

“The highest-mileage fleets—taxis, ride-hailing, vans and buses—are electrifying quickly, but urban infrastructure is lagging. Large, high-power hubs are key to continuous, efficient and scalable operations,” says Fox.

4. Scotland directs £3 million to rural and island charging

Scotland’s Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund (EVIF) has allocated over three million pounds to a consortium of local authorities to expand public charging in Argyll, Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles, as part of a plan targeting 24,000 additional charge points by 2030, largely underpinned by private capital.

The project—co-ordinated by HITRANS and involving the councils of Argyll and Bute, Orkney, Shetland and Comhairle nan Eilean Siar—aims to resolve access gaps in low-density territories where purely commercial returns are harder to achieve.

Since 2011, the Scottish Government has committed over 65 million pounds to public charging and, thanks to that seed funding and growing private interest, the network now exceeds 7,000 points, hitting the 6,000 milestone in October 2024, two years ahead of schedule.

Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop stresses that public funding must prioritise areas least likely to attract private investment, while expecting the sector to contribute at least a further 30 million pounds to close the gap.

5. Ubitricity reaches its 10,000th charge point and now manages 12% of the network

Ubitricity, a Shell subsidiary and the UK’s largest public-charging operator (CPO), has installed its 10,000th point and now manages 12% of the country’s public network.

Recent growth includes 2,000 units in Tower Hamlets and 560 in Birmingham, alongside deployments in Waltham Forest and Westminster.

Progress is built on kerbside models (lamp-post and street furniture), strong capillarity and optimised installation costs—key to electrifying on-street parking.

Looking ahead, the company expects to accelerate with support from the Government’s Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund of 381 million pounds, designed to deliver 100,000 additional public charge points.

For Alexander Reinhardt, Ubitricity’s CEO, the milestone demonstrates traction and execution capacity: with 10,000 live points, ongoing network expansions and active growth plans, the company aims to support more local authorities and more drivers with accessible, dependable charging.

Outlook for the next quarter

With LEVI driving local tenders, CPOs professionalising O&M and urban fleets shifting to rapid public charging, September–November should bring more metropolitan hubs, lamp-post bundles across London boroughs and destination-charging projects in hotels and retail.

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