Shell to add EV chargers at UK and Dutch stations

Royal Dutch Shell will install electric vehicle (EV) chargers throughout its fuel retailing network in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.

Dutch oil giant Shell joins other oil companies such as Total in the incorporation of EV charging points at its gas stations, reported the Financial Times.

John Abbott, Shell Director, told the mentioned newspaper that sites located in dense, urban areas would be the first to be upgraded with EV charging technology. First installations are expected to begin before this summer.

The fact that EV drivers will probably drink a coffee, or have something to eat while they wait for their car to be charged up was mentioned by Abbott as one of the main incentives of installing chargers.