UK has over 40,000 public EV chargepoints

DfT statistics reveal most common location category for charging devices is 'Destination'

There are now over 40,000 public electric vehicle chargepoints across the UK, new figures from the Department for Transport reveal.

Since 1 April 2022 the number of installed public devices has increased by 9,860, a 33% increase. The number of rapid charging or above devices increased by 39%, an additional 2,153 public devices installed.

Proportionately, the largest increase in installations in the last quarter was within the ultra-rapid device category, which increased by 16% (albeit from a...

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