Charging market consolidation gathers pace as major deals reshape UK landscape

February 19, 2026

The UK public charging sector has seen three major acquisitions in a single week, signalling the consolidation many in the industry have predicted.

Be.EV has agreed to acquire Mer’s UK public charging network, adding more than 1,600 charging bays across 450 sites. The deal moves Be.EV into the UK’s top 10 networks by medium and high power capacity and significantly expands its footprint into the South. Mer will retain around 500 workplace chargers but is refocusing its public charging strategy on Norway, Sweden, Germany and Austria.

Meanwhile, Connected Kerb has acquired Trojan Energy out of administration, securing 63 jobs and bringing 1,500 on street charge points, largely in London, into its portfolio. Trojan raised £26m in 2024 but was unable to secure further funding.

Shell owned Ubitricity has also absorbed SureCharge, adding 2,400 lamppost chargers and taking its UK total to more than 14,000 charge points across 30 local authorities.

Commenting on wider infrastructure pressures, Ben Whitaker, Founder and Director in Transit, Mobility, Sustainability and Payments, said Zapmap time of day data suggests the transition risks adding too much peak demand unless more drivers adopt home charging. He added that cross pavement solutions such as Kerbo Charge could help the 40% of homes and 70% of commercial fleet drivers without driveways access off peak charging more easily.

This comes in the same week that Autotrader's No Driver Left Behind report highlights the persistent income gap between those that would consider an EV versus those that wouldn't.

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