EV charge points overtake petrol pumps
There are now more public charge points for electric vehicles in the UK than there are petrol forecourts.
According to figures, there are 9,300 EV charging locations compared to 8,400 fuel stations.
Almost 80% of UK petrol stations have closed since 1970, whilst the number of electric vehicle charging locations has increased from a few hundred in 2011 to more than 9,000 in August 2019.
Of these locations, more than 1600 provide ‘rapid charging’, and can recharge a typical EV battery to around 80% in under an hour. According to Zap-Map, two new rapid charge devices came online every day in the last month. Almost all UK motorway service stations have charging stations installed, the majority of which provide a rapid charge option.
