Ubitricity has installed 2,000 charge points in just under four months as part of the company’s rollout in the London borough of Tower Hamlets.
The charge points, operated under the Shell Recharge network, were installed between June and October, three months ahead of schedule, into existing lampposts on residential streets, providing residents with close-to-home public charging for their EVs.
Ubitricity worked with installation partners Volker Highways on the project, who during peak installation phases of the project installed more than 40 charge points in one day.
The company reports that it has already seen widescale adoption of the public charge points by local residents.
As part of the contract, Ubitricity pledged to provide apprenticeship placements to support the local community.
Stuart Wilson, UK Managing Director for Ubitricity, said, “We are confident that this is one of the fastest ever rollouts of mass public charging infrastructure in the UK.
“This rollout shows that local authorities can roll out much needed public charging infrastructure at speed and scale. Public charging infrastructure in the UK is quickly growing and we are proud to be doing our part in that.
“We could not have done this without close co-ordination with Tower Hamlets council, and we look forward to collaborating with even more local authorities on smooth and efficient charge point rollouts in the coming months.”
According to Zap-Map – the organisation that helps EV drivers locate and navigate to their nearest charging point – there were 85,163 electric vehicle charging points in the UK in September 2025.
