Britain to triple number of electric vehicle charging points with £300mln programme The £300mln investment will see 1,800 new motorway points and 1,750 installations in other places "Drivers need to be confident that they can charge their car quickly when they need to" Britain is to more than triple its electric vehicle charging capacity with 1,800 new ultra-fast points to be installed at motorway service stations and a further 1,750 in cities. UK regulator Ofgem said the electricity distribution companies will invest £300mln into the project as part of a £40bn investment plan for the country’s green energy system. The move will be funded by a 65p increase in customer bills for the next two years, which drops to 15p in 2023.