Allego UK, has delivered a boost to electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure around Heathrow with the opening of a new ultra-fast charging site at the Radisson RED Hotel, just over the road from one of the world’s busiest airports.
The new site is one of a limited number of ultra-fast public charging locations serving the Heathrow area, which more than 80 million passengers and tens of thousands of staff travel to and from every year.
The station includes two 150 kW chargers with four sockets in total, which enable EV drivers to charge in as little as 20 minutes. The site is designed to support the charging needs of those travelling to and from Heathrow, including drivers dropping off passengers and moving through the surrounding road network.
The opening comes as EV adoption continues to accelerate across both London and the UK. Nearly one in four new cars sold in the UK in 2025 were fully electric, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, while the need for reliable public charging infrastructure in and around the capital continues to grow.
Paz Sharma, Managing Director of Allego UK, one of the UK and Europe’s leading EV destination and en-route charging networks, said: “With EV adoption accelerating, having the infrastructure to match is essential – especially around major travel hubs like Heathrow.
“By expanding ultra-fast charging in the airport’s vicinity, we’re helping to support London’s wider clean transport ambitions while making high-speed charging more accessible to drivers travelling to one of the busiest travel gateways in the world and through one of the most heavily used road networks in the country.”
Heathrow currently has no public EV charging facilities within its airport car parks, and advises visitors to ensure their vehicles have sufficient charge for onward journeys.
The new Allego site builds on existing charging provision around the airport and forms part of the company’s focus on delivering reliable, high-power charging in convenient locations such as major transport hubs, urban centres and key travel routes.
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