BP swoops for UK's largest EV charging firm Chargemaster

Michael Holder
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Oil giant's acquisition will see it take over UK's largest charging network - POLAR - and rollout fast chargers across its 1,200 UK forecourts

BP has agreed to buy the UK's largest electric vehicle (EV) charging company, Chargemaster, for an undisclosed sum. The move follows rival Shell's acquisition last year of European EV charging network...

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