300 electric charging bays for HG’s at UK motorway hubs by 2030

Moto, the UK’s largest motorway services operator, has just announced its ambitious plans to install up to 300 eHGV charging bays by 2030, pioneering the roll-out of eHGV superhubs across the motorway network, in an industry shifting move.

Moto’s plans to build up to 23 eHGV superhubs by 2030 will ramp up the decarbonisation of the UK’s motorway network. Construction of the first two sites will begin in April. Capacity for up to 5,000 eHGVs will be delivered by the end of the decade, on key road freight routes across the UK.

The first phase of the plans will see 15 eHGV superhubs established on key trading routes by the end of 2027. The roll-out is expected to help assist seamless electric freight transport between the UK and continental Europe.

Seventy-seven per cent of goods in the UK are transported via the road network, yet figures from Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) last month showed demand for zero emission trucks had fallen last year, by -7.3 per cent to just 217 units. Increasing the supply of eHGV chargers should increase demand for eHGVs.

During 2024, electric car drivers had used Moto’s charging facilities over two million times, powering 135 million miles of journeys. As the first UK motorway services operator to deliver over 1,000 EV charging bays, with a further 250 – 300 planned for 2025, Moto claims it remain at the forefront of the UK’s motorway journey towards a cleaner and greener transport system.