Viva Energy CEO Scott Wyatt says the fuel retailer’s cautious approach to rolling out electric vehicle charging across the group’s petrol and convenience store sites is validated by the faltering growth in EV uptake.

Mr Wyatt said Viva would grow its EV fast-charging sites in tandem with upgrades to its convenience stores, as it rolls out the On the Run retail format nationally on sites currently trading as Coles Express, as well as new ones. Viva paid $1.2 billion for the South Australian-based OTR Group this year.