The Department had an ambition that operators would install six ultra rapid charge points at every motorway service area by the end of 2023. However, only around half installed that many charge points by that time, and by January 2025 only 80 out of 114 met this target. The Department acknowledged that there was probably a degree of naivete about how 18 Q 51 19 Q 5; C&AG’s Report para 10 20 Q44–45, C&AG’s Report para 10 21 Qq 9, 45 22 Qq 51–52 23 Q 61 12 long it would take when setting its ambition of six by 2023, particularly in how difficult it would be to secure electricity grid connections in locations that are tough to get enough power to at a cost that is not prohibitive.24 It anticipated that 100 would meet this target by summer, with all but four having at least six ultra–rapid charge points by the end of 2026.25