Danish EV charging app Monta has announced an expansion into the UK to help overcome what it described as “a national shortage of charge points”.
The UK’s Committee on Climate Change has suggested that 1,170 charge points will be needed per 100km of road by 2030, however, according to Monta, recent figures show the UK was below half of that target at 570 per 100km in 2019.
Furthermore, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has predicted more than 700 EV charge points per day will need to be installed in the UK until 2030 to meet this target – far more than the current reported run rate of 42 per day.
“The UK is ready to go fully electric, but it simply doesn’t have the infrastructure to support itself,” said Casper Rasmussen, CEO of Monta. “Our mission is to change that. We believe people shouldn’t be held back from creating a more sustainable and healthier planet due to a lack of availability.”
Monta, available on iOS, Android and as a web-based app, has been developed to connect business owners, site managers and private homeowners with charging point installers to help power EVs. Integrated with more than 20 UK charging brands, EV owners can use the free app to find charging points near them as well as track energy consumption usage and costs.
The Danish startup has raised a total of £4.2m (€5m) in capital investment since its inception in December 2020, including early investors of Tesla. Its app currently counts more than 6,000 actielectric vehicle (EV) charging appve users and has helped make 50,000 EV charges since it launched in February.
Overseeing Monta’s UK expansion will be country manager, Alok Dubey, who previously worked on expanding ride-hailing apps Bolt and Gett in the UK.
“The UK has really ambitious targets to support the sale of electric vehicles, but we know this can’t be done without the infrastructure to support this,” said Dubey. “By connecting potential charge-point owners with installers and making it easier for EV owners to get from A to B, we’re looking forward to helping the UK complete its own journey towards a cleaner, brighter future.”
