RAW Charging marked World EV Day with free charging across its national AC network and at selected Ultra-rapid hubs, according to a news item published by Zapmap on 8 September 20261. The same date carried a separate report that TotalEnergies had begun delivery of a Transport for London rapid and Ultra-rapid charging rollout across London1.
The Zapmap listing gives the offer as covering the company's national AC network and "select Ultra-rapid hubs"1. It does not state how many chargepoints were included, which Ultra-rapid sites took part, the length of the free period, or whether an app, account or card was needed to claim it. Those details have not been reported1.
Zapmap is an independent chargepoint mapping and payment service. Its own figures state that it lists more than 120,000 EV chargers and that drivers can pay at over 80,000 chargers across 40 charging networks through its app1. It reports 2 million app downloads, 1.3 million registered users and an App Store rating of 4.61. Its Zapmap guide covers finding and paying at public chargepoints.
RAW Charging's free day sat alongside a second promotion in the same month. The two offers are separate: one free, one discounted, at different locations and on different dates1.
Why it matters for households
Public charging is normally the more expensive way to refill an electric car, and the gap with charging at home is widened by VAT: domestic electricity is charged at 5 per cent, while public chargepoints are charged at 20 per cent. A free day removes that cost entirely for the hours it runs, which matters most to households without a driveway or off-street parking who depend on the public network for all their charging. The guide to public charging sets out how networks, payment and access rules work, and the VAT comparison explains the difference between home and public rates.
The practical value of the offer depends on speed as much as price. AC charging is the slower end of the public network, while Ultra-rapid hubs deliver far higher power. The guide to charging speeds explains what different connection types deliver in practice. A free session on a slow AC point suits a long stay at a destination; a free session on an Ultra-rapid hub suits a short stop. For a household weighing up whether public charging can carry the bulk of its mileage, a single free day is a small sample rather than a guide to annual running costs.
What happens next
No end date, participating site list or eligibility conditions for the free charging have been reported1. The TotalEnergies rollout for Transport for London is reported as having begun on 8 September 2026, with no completion date given1.