Unlike Petrol and Diesel free electric car charging is available in many locations
Most free EV charging points are fast (destination) chargers. There are 4,045 of them, making up 82.1% of free chargers. You’ll find cafes, restaurants, pubs, museums, garden centres, theatres, zoos, National Trust properties and leisure centres that provide free charging. As with attractions and accommodation, many retailers – supermarkets, for example – use free charging as a way to attract loyal customers.
ZAP MAP
Organisation | Locations | Free / Charging rate | Network operator |
National Trust | 20 | 7kW | BMW i |
Tesco | Over 200 | 7 & 22 kW free | Pod point |
Aldi | 22kW | New Motion | |
IKEA | Refundable against shopping | ||
Holiday Inn Express | Atlas franchise | Not restricted to residents | |
Chargeable | |||
Costa Coffee | Up to 200 drive-thru locations. | Subscription-free ‘pay as you go’ model | Instavolt |
Tesco | 50kW | Pod point | |
Lidl | 22 & 50kW | Pod point | |
Marstons Inns and Taverns | 200 | 50kW | Engenie |
McDonald’s | Drive Thru’s | 125kW | Instavolt |