Marston's installs electric car chargers at 100 pubs

One hundred Marston’s pubs now have rapid electric vehicle (EV) chargers, the largest rollout of its kind in the UK.

The 50kW rapid charging stations across 100 Marston’s pubs enable drivers to fully charge within half an hour, are easy to use with contactless payment and no membership is necessary. Each charge point is powered using 100% renewable electricity and are compatible with every EV on the market today.

New data reveals almost half (42%) of UK adults expect to drive an EV in the next five years – equivalent to more than 16m additional EVs on UK roads by 2025 – and the move readies the group for this mass EV adoption ahead of UK’s 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel cars.

The installation has been conducted in partnership with Osprey Charging, and is now one of the largest networks of any private business in Europe.

The partnership between Marston’s and Osprey began in 2018 which saw both companies join forces with the aim to create a private network of 400 rapid EV chargers across 200 pubs, supporting the UK’s growing requirement for accessible EV infrastructures.

“Sustainability is becoming a key consideration in day to day life, with the demand for EV chargers only increasing,” says Andy Kershaw, head of property at Marston’s.

“We are very proud to have achieved this milestone with Osprey and we look forward to developing our infrastructure further over the next 12 months.

“The Marston’s 100th rapid charging site installation represents a significant milestone towards our goal to become the UK’s most environmentally efficient pub business. The support and commitment of our infrastructure delivery and operating partner, Osprey, has been crucial to achieving this nationally, without disruption to our day-to-day operations.”

Since the roll out began, more than 180 tonnes of CO2 emissions have been saved and over 20,000 user sessions have taken place. The full roll out is due to be completed by 2022.