Supermarket EV charge points increase by a third in 18-month period
New data has revealed that the number of EV charge points at supermarkets in the UK has increased by a third in the last 18 months.
Between January 2024 and June 2025, UK supermarkets added 1001 EV charge points across 260 locations, with the total number of supermarket charge points now standing at 3917.
This represents a 34% rise on the 2916 that were in place at the end of 2023, meaning five per cent of all the UK’s 83,851 charge points are now located at supermarkets.
The new data, analysed by Zapmap and the RAC covers the period 1st January 2023 to 30th June 2025.
Of the total number of EV charge points installed in the last 18 months, 596 were rapid or ultra-rapid units, and while less than the 655 installed in 2023, still means almost six in 10 of all supermarket EV locations now offer higher-powered charging facilities.
A greater number of supermarket sites than ever before are offering charging facilities for battery-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. Approximately 1876 locations now provide EV charging, up by 16% from 1616 at the end of 2023 – equivalent to 14% of all 13,407 UK supermarkets, including those without parking.
Tesco remains the largest overall charging network, with 1409 charge points across 633 locations, while Sainsbury’s has also shown significant growth over the period, having invested in its own Smart Charge network of ultra-rapid chargers. It now boasts over 375 charge points across 105 locations, more than double the 157 units in place at 56 locations in 2023.
Asda’s EV charging rollout has stalled, with fewer than 2% of supermarket locations providing charge for its customers.
The data from Zapmap and the RAC also highlights those supermarkets to watch, with a small but growing provision are Co-op and M&S, with Iceland also having introduced EV charging at a small number of stores for the first time, installing five devices at two supermarkets across its 900-location estate.
RAC head of policy, Simon Williams said a perceived lack of public charge points was 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,” said Simon.
Melanie Shufflebotham, Zapmap founder and chief operating officer added supermarkets continue to be a very popular choice for EV drivers to charge up.
“For retail sites, including supermarkets, we also know that EV provision has a significant positive impact on traffic and dwell-times, so meeting the needs of the EV drivers of today and tomorrow make strong commercial sense,” said Melanie.
