BP buys UK's biggest electric car charger network for £130m

Acquisition of Chargemaster, with 6,500 charging points, praised as milestone towards cleaner motoring

BP has bought the UK's biggest electric car charging network, in the latest sign of major oil producers addressing the threat that low-carbon vehicles pose to their core business.

The acquisition of Chargemaster, which has more than 6,500 charging points across the country, will begin to result in the deployment of fast chargers at BP's 1,200 forecourts over the next year.