Charge network Mer is about to disappear from the UK scene as the takeover of its UK public charging arm by rival outfit Be.EV is almost complete. 

Mer UK has emailed its customers to warn them that their RFID cards will no longer work on its charge points and that its Mer UK Connect app will shortly be turned off. 

Be.EV has been working on rebranding 1,600 Mer charge points across 450 sites in the UK since the initial announcement in February. 

The acquisition has vaulted Be.EV up the rankings in terms of outright size, but it hasn’t cracked the overall top 10 charge providers just yet. (Although Be.EV does point out that the deal has shifted it into the top 10 rapid and ultra-rapid charger providers…) How many charge points are there in the UK, you ask? That's a good question. 

Mer continues to operate its network of public chargers in ‘core’ European markets, as well as a network of chargers for its fleet clients, including the AA and Ikea. 

Mer is owned by energy producer Statkraft, which itself is wholly owned by the Norwegian state and is Europe’s largest generator of renewable energy.