EV charging infrastructure passes key milestone
The number of electric vehicle charge points on the public EV charging infrastructure has risen by 32% in the last year to 75,675 units.
This is according to new figures released by Zapmap, which has called passing the 75,000-mark a ‘milestone’ for the industry.
Growth was particularly pronounced in the ultra-rapid segment (150kW+), which has benefitted from an increase of 74% in installations since the end of February 2024.
Melanie Shufflebotham, co-founder and chief operating officer at Zapmap, said: “Having 75,000 public charge points available, across the different charging use cases, is a significant milestone for the UK EV market. An extensive network of public charging, especially high visibility hubs, helps drive confidence for the next wave of drivers who will be making the switch to electric over the next few years.”
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Vicky Read, CEO at ChargeUK, said: “We know a successful transition to EVs depends on world-class charging infrastructure being deployed ahead of demand. Millions more EVs will be sold in the coming years, so we need to keep the momentum going with ChargeUK’s members having committed to invest £6bn by 2030 to do just this.
“Though translating investment into chargers requires a supportive policy environment. That means a strong and stable ZEV mandate and positive steps to address barriers to affordability and deployment, such as equalising VAT, a solution to rising standing charges, and the speeding up of grid connections.”
Meanwhile, ChargeUK has elected a new board, with Laura Hardy, corporate affairs director at GRIDSERVE, named Chair of the Communications Committee and Antoine Picron, senior manager, public policy Europe at ChargePoint, appointed chair of the Policy Committee.
