With more than 495,000 electric vehicles (BEVs and PHEVs) on the roads of the UK, the country’s charging point infrastructure is growing to meet the demand.
As of yesterday, there are now 40,181 charging connectors spread across 14,947 locations, according toZap-Map, a UK-based online vehicle charging point locator.
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There’s good news and less good news.
The less good news – while it’s promising that more locations are coming online,the geographical distribution of charging points strongly favors the country’s metropolitan capital, London.
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The good news – the numbers are encouraging.
If we compare them withthe stats in January, connectors have increased by 33%, and locations by 39%.
Here’s another significant trend.
Fast, rapid, and ultra-rapid chargers play the biggest role in the expansion of devices.
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As more EV models support fast-charging, more of us will be able to take advantage of the tech without having to put our busy lives on hold.
What’s more, rapid chargers (including CHAdeMO, CCS, Type 2, and Tesla) have reached 10,075 connectors.
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This means that rapid chargers now make up 25% of the total connectors, while 245 of them have been installed in the last 30 days.
After the unexpectedcut of the plug-in car grantin March, it’s hopeful that the UK is improving its charging infrastructure to support widespread electric car use.
Fingers crossed the next milestone isn’t too far away.
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Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou
Ioanna is a writer at TNW. She covers the full spectrum of the European tech ecosystem, with a particular interest in startups, sustainabili(show all)Ioanna is a writer at TNW. She covers the full spectrum of the European tech ecosystem, with a particular interest in startups, sustainability, green tech, AI, and EU policy. With a background in the humanities, she has a soft spot for social impact-enabling technologies.
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