50,000 public EV chargepoints installed across the UK

The UK has reached a new milestone in EV driving, with recently released stats showing that over 50,000 public chargepoints have been installed across the country.

Statistics supplied to the Department for Transport by Zapmap reveal that there are 44% more public chargepoints (52,602) than this time last year.

The announcement means that the UK is on track to meet the target of 300,000 public charge points by 2030.

The zero emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate requires 80 per cent of new cars and 70 per cent of new vans sold in Great Britain to be zero emission by 2030.

In the UK, EVs currently make up 16 per cent of the car market - more than the EU average of 13 per cent.

Technology and decarbonisation minister, Anthony Browne, said: "Passing 50,000 public chargepoints is a key milestone in our journey to zero emission driving and shows the incredible progress we’ve made to provide the infrastructure for drivers to go electric.  

"With government and private sector investment, we are backing drivers by expanding our charging network – creating jobs and putting us well on the way to our target of 300,000 public chargepoints by 2030."