Motor Fuel Group (MFG), the UK’s largest independent forecourt operator, has connected its MFG EV Power network to Hubject’s Plug&Charge infrastructure. The integration goes live on 1 May 2026 and brings automatic authentication to roughly 2,000 rapid and ultra-rapid charge points across the UK, in what the partners describe as one of the largest single Plug&Charge activations on Hubject’s platform to date.
Highlights
- Approximately 2,000 MFG EV Power charge points across more than 500 UK sites go live on Hubject’s Plug&Charge infrastructure on 1 May 2026
- MFG EV Power is the UK’s largest rapid and ultra-rapid charging network by charge point count, operating chargers from 50 kW to 400 kW
- Integration was developed over more than a year and uses ISO 15118 standards for vehicle-to-charger authentication
- MFG has committed more than £400 million (approximately $544 million) to its EV charging strategy, targeting 3,000-plus ultra-rapid chargers by 2030
What Plug&Charge Enables at MFG Sites
The Plug&Charge integration allows compatible vehicles to authenticate and initiate a charging session automatically when a driver connects the cable. No app, RFID card, or manual payment step is required at the charge point. Hubject manages the underlying digital certificate exchange between vehicle and charger using the ISO 15118 standard.
For MFG, the activation extends a network that already covers a significant share of the UK’s high-speed public charging footprint. Independent network data from Zapmap showed MFG EV Power operating 2,838 chargers across 568 locations as of the end of March 2026.
Network Scale and Investment
MFG operates more than 1,200 forecourt sites across the UK and is the country’s fifth-largest retailer by store count. All of its ultra-rapid charging hubs are powered by REGO-certified renewable electricity, according to the company.
The £400 million commitment dates to MFG’s broader EV strategy and supports a target of more than 3,000 ultra-rapid chargers across roughly 500 sites by 2030. The pipeline was significantly expanded in 2024 when MFG completed a £2.5 billion (approximately $3.4 billion) acquisition of 337 Morrisons petrol forecourts, adding development plots in supermarket car parks alongside the existing forecourt estate.
Hubject’s Plug&Charge Footprint
For Hubject, the addition of the UK’s largest rapid network is a notable footprint expansion. The Berlin-based eMobility specialist operates an eRoaming platform connecting more than 1,100,000 charging points and over 3,500 B2B partners across more than 75 countries, according to figures the company provided. Its Plug&Charge ecosystem currently reaches approximately 4,500,000 PnC-ready EVs.
“The UK is one of Europe’s most important and fastest growing EV markets and having the country’s largest rapid charging network live on Hubject’s Plug&Charge infrastructure is a significant moment,” said Christian Hahn, CEO of Hubject. “The broader the Plug&Charge footprint, the stronger the case becomes for every CPO yet to adopt it.”
Martin Symes, EV Director at MFG, framed the activation as part of the company’s wider charging investment. “At MFG, we are committed to making the transition to electric vehicles straightforward for UK drivers. Our partnership with Hubject forms part of that commitment as we bring Plug&Charge capability to approximately 2,000 rapid and ultra-rapid charge points across the UK. This partnership is a key part of our wider £400 million program to accelerate EV adoption and support the UK’s climate goals.”
Industry Context
Hubject has been steadily building out CPO and OEM partnerships to broaden Plug&Charge availability, including recent integrations with Numocity for emerging markets and Shell Recharge into the intercharge platform. The MFG activation is among the larger CPO-side rollouts to date by charge point count, and arrives as UK EV adoption continues to accelerate, with public charging reliability and ease-of-use cited consistently as priorities for drivers.
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