Public EV charging operator, ubitricity, has announced it has rolled out 400 lamppost EV chargers across the London Borough of Bexley.
In a deployment that demonstrates the borough’s commitment to reducing emissions and improving air quality, the chargers, which can take less than 30 minutes to install, have been retrofitted into existing lampposts on residential streets.
The new on-street chargers were installed between November 2025 and March 2026. In December alone over 200 charge points were installed helping residents charge closer to their homes. All the charge points include ubitricity’s Smart Charging software, which helps drivers to save money on their charge by selectively charging when tariffs are cheaper.
ubitricity, a wholly owned subsidiary of Shell, will supply, install, operate, and maintain the charge points on behalf of the London borough. This roll-out built on the 100 charge points installed by ubitricity in Bexley in 2023, taking the total network to 500 charge points across the Borough. ubitricity is the UK’s largest charge point operator with a network of over 14,600 public charge points across the UK.
All of ubitricity's charge points can be found and paid for by using the Zapmap app, where live status and availability of its chargers is available 24 hours a day.
Stuart Wilson, UK Managing Director of ubitricity, said:
“We are proud to work on this project alongside The London Borough of Bexley to expand access to EV charging across the community. By installing charge points into existing street light infrastructure, we are making it easy for residents to charge right outside their homes which we hope will further encourage EV adoption across the borough.”
Cllr Cameron Smith, Bexley’s Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Economic Growth and Infrastructure said:
“These new charging points will make it easier to charge electric vehicles across Bexley with a smart charging option to save money. Working in partnership with ubitricity, the public chargers have been installed in existing lamp columns, meaning no extra street clutter nor charging cables crossing pavements. As more residents switch to electric vehicles, we’re committed to delivering the charging infrastructure our borough needs to keep moving.”
