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Since then, our growth plans have been aligned within Shell’s wider EV charging business for which we do not disclose a numerical target.\u003C/i\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci\u003EAs we continue to expand our public EV charging network, we’re prioritising investment in increasing utilisation of our existing public charging infrastructure in the UK and growing where demand is strongest. Our ambition is to build a strong, reliable, and highly utilised network that delivers profitable growth, while meeting the evolving needs of EV drivers.\u003C/i\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShell today sets an ambition to have 50,000 on-street electric vehicle (EV) charge posts installed across the UK by the end of 2025, through ubitricity, part of the Shell group. The move is part of a wider effort to bring more EV charging availability to the millions of UK drivers without private parking and help local authorities get their charging networks up-and-running as quickly as possible.\u003Cbr\u003E\r\n\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAround 3,600 ubitricity chargers are already in place in the UK, using existing street infrastructure such as lamp posts and bollards. In order to drive take-up to reach the 50,000 figure, Shell will support local authorities with a financing offer to install more ubitricity on-street chargers in towns and cities across the UK at potentially zero cost.\u003Cbr\u003E\r\n\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe UK government’s Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) currently meets 75% of the cost of installing on-street chargers through the On-Street Residential Charging Scheme (ORCS). For local authorities looking to install ubitricity charge posts, Shell is prepared to cover the remaining costs, subject to commercial terms.\u003Cbr\u003E\r\n\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMore than 60% of households in English cities and urban areas do not have off-street parking – this rises to 68% for people living in social housing, according to recent figures\u003Csup\u003E1\u003C/sup\u003E. “It’s vital to speed up the pace of EV charger installation across the UK and this aim and financing offer is designed to help achieve that,” said David Bunch, Shell’s UK Country Chair. “Whether at home, at work or on-the-go, we want to give drivers across the UK accessible EV charging options, so that more drivers can switch to electric.”\u003Cbr\u003E\r\n\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETransport Minister Rachel Maclean added: “Together with industry and local authorities, we can create cleaner, greener local communities – providing EV chargepoints for people without off-street parking across the country.\u003Cbr\u003E\r\n\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs more and more people make the switch to electric, this is a great example of how private investment is being used alongside Government support to ensure that our EV infrastructure is fit for the future. This is crucial as we build back greener and accelerate towards COP26.”\u003Cbr\u003E\r\n\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe UK Committee for Climate Change recently recommended that the UK needed 150,000 public charge points operating across the UK by 2025\u003Csup\u003E2\u003C/sup\u003E. Today’s announcement, which is a third of that total, sits alongside the rapid roll-out of Shell-owned charge points at forecourts, supermarkets, businesses and homes, to provide the UK’s EV drivers with the full range of charging options.\u003Cbr\u003E\r\n\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGlobally, Shell wants to grow its electric vehicle network from more than 60,000 charge points today to around 500,000 by 2025. 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