Shell wants to have 100,000 electric vehicle charge points across the country by 2030.
The energy firm, which currently has around 5,000 charge points, is fleshing out plans for a £25bn investment in Britain over the next decade.
Among the infrastructure promised would be 11,000 rapid chargers, which can charge most EV batteries to 80% within half an hour. Shell had previously promised to install 50,000 charges, 5,000 of which would be rapid, by 2025.
The announcement comes as the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, demands that energy companies agree to increase their investment in the UK or face a windfall tax.
Sunak’s team does not believe Shell and BP are investing enough and want to see them commit to more detailed plans beyond their existing ones, according to the chancellor’s allies.
Labour said a windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas companies could raise £2bn.
