EZO has secured a £176 million contract to roll out and manage EV charging infrastructure across four councils in the Midlands.
The 15-year deal will see 250 new chargers installed across Worcestershire, Leicestershire, Rutland and Warwickshire, supporting around two million residents across the region.
The contract has been awarded by the Fourth Midlands EV Infrastructure Consortium, a partnership between Worcestershire County Council, Warwickshire County Council, Leicestershire County Council and Rutland County Council. The consortium worked alongside Midlands Connect, the sub-national transport body for the region.
The project will be funded by the UK Government and delivered by EZO, with no direct capital investment required from the councils. This is similar to a recent deal signed between Believ and Hampshire County Council, where the Government provided £6.6 million of Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure funding towards the roll-out of 17,180 public EV chargers, while Believ funded the rest.
While 250 chargers will not solve the UK’s EV charging challenge alone, the focus on rapid and ultra-rapid chargers in areas reliant on on-street parking is significant. One of the biggest barriers to EV adoption remains access to convenient charging for drivers without driveways, particularly outside major cities.
While some councils are taking the approach of building more on-street chargers, having rapid and ultra-rapid chargers means that more people can be served as the time it takes to charge a vehicle is significantly shorter. That does come at a cost, however, as rapid chargers are often more expensive to use compared to fast chargers.
Ollie Chatten, CEO of EZO, noted, “This partnership in the Midlands is another major milestone for EZO and a clear demonstration of the trust local UK authorities are placing in us to deliver EV charging at scale. This rollout will transform EV charging in the Midlands, making it easier than ever for residents and businesses to switch to clean transport.”
“Our strategy is about more than deploying chargers – it’s about building the infrastructure backbone for the next generation of mobility across communities. We have over 140,000 drivers now accessing our platform across the UK and Ireland, and we see a path to growing steadily. We are firmly on course to become one of the most trusted EV charging providers in the UK and Ireland.”
The Midlands contract is EZO’s second major UK deal in the last 12 months. It follows a €347 million (£300 million), 20-year contract signed in October 2025 to roll out charging infrastructure across the north of Scotland.
EZO says it now operates more than 400 chargers in the region and is developing around 1,000 more. The Midlands award brings the company’s total UK contract value to €563 million, or around £476 million.
