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UK councils only plan to install 35 on-street EV chargers each by 2025

Gian Matteo Sacchetti by Gian Matteo Sacchetti
20th January 2021
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New research has revealed that councils are planning to install an average of only 35 on-street electric vehicle chargers each, between now and 2025.

The research, commissioned by Centrica under a Freedom of Information request to over 400 councils, shows that there are 7,682 on-street chargers currently installed across the UK and only a further 9,317 are planned to be rolled out over the next 4 years.

On-street chargers currently installed by region

REGION ON-STREET CHARGERS CURRENTLY INSTALLED ON-STREET CHARGERS PER 100,000 PEOPLE CURRENTLY INSTALLED
London 2915 756.8
Scotland 739 569.0
South East 1032 516.5
East Midlands 676 267.6
North West 406 122.6
Wales 250 104.8
South West 408 101.6
West Midlands 286 73.8
Yorkshire and The Humber 396 68.2
North East 320 62.0
East of England 220 62.0
Northern Ireland 34 21.0

This new data shows that the all-electric revolution could be drastically slowed down as we reported that one of the main concerns for buyers when switching to electric vehicles is the accessibility of the charging infrastructure.

In fact, the research has highlighted that out of drivers who do not have a driveway or off-street parking, just 7% already have an EV, less than a quarter (24%) are considering switching but over half (53%) are not considering purchasing an EV at all. When all drivers were asked to consider the ban, a huge four out of five (83%) said that they think it will be easier for drivers with a driveway to make the switch.

On-street chargers to be installed by 2025 by region

REGION TOTAL CHARGERS TO BE INSTALLED BY 2025 TOTAL CHARGERS PER 100,000 PEOPLE TO BE INSTALLED BY 2025
London 4711 1713.1
South East 921 613.6
Yorkshire and The Humber 1018 390.8
South West 869 326.9
Scotland 370 292.7
Wales 314 256.4
West Midlands 443 141.4
East of England 212 123.7
North West 123 74.7
East Midlands 145 59.6
North East 191 42.7
Northern Ireland 0 0.0

The research also shows that installation plans are not distributed evenly across the UK. Southern English councils are set to install two and a half times as many on-street EV chargers by 2025 as councils in Northern England, the Midlands, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland combined, with 6,713 vs 2,604 respectively.

We have reported how the situation is indeed very dire in Mid-Wales with only one rapid charger available in the whole region. There is also an important disparity in different boroughs of London with some being far behind in the installation of a charging infrastructure. Westminster comes top with 497 chargers, Barnet has 98, and Havering has none at all, with no intention of installing any in the future.

Top 10 councils which plan to install the most on-street chargers before the end of 2025

Council Chargers per 100,000 people to be installed Existing on street chargers
Westminster 500.2 497
Kent 240.3 201
Stirling 156.0 56
Plymouth 122.1 33
Haringey 111.7 N/A
York 97.8 23
Gwynedd 80.3 N/A
Richmond upon Thames 70.7 227
Hackney 65.8 116
Brent 64.0 149

The latest figures also show that southern councils have also plugged in 1,203 more chargers into their streets over the last three years than their northern counterparts. More than 4 in 10 (41%) drivers agreed that there is a North/South divide in council funding for charge point installations.

More than 120 councils across the UK have no concrete plans to install any more EV chargers than they already have between now and the end of 2025.

With fewer than 10,000 on-street chargers planned to be installed by 2025, it’s clear there is a gap between supply and demand with 2,835 requests for on-street charging made to councils in 2019, increasing 5% to 2,989 requests lodged to councils by September 2020.

The data has highlighted a concerning trend that needs to be corrected in order for the country to be able to be ready for the all-electric revolution, according to Sustainable Transport Editor at Centrica, Amanda Stretton.

“The latest figures released today demonstrate the need for all UK councils to play their part in helping to achieve the 2030 ban,” she said. “Charging infrastructure and energy systems will need be upgraded to cope with the demand and support drivers.”

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