Take a closer look at the UK and Europe’s expanding electric vehicle infrastructure with our free report
The UK’s public charging infrastructure is rapidly expanding to meet the growing demand and adoption of electric vehicles. Octopus offers a closer look at the UK’s electric vehicle ecosystem through key public charging statistics, along with comparisons across Europe. Download the full PDF report below.
Below is a snapshot of some key charging statistics in the UK. Further detail can be found in the full report.
This graph details the total number of charging connectors in the UK, broken out by speed of charging. Speed can vary at a connector level (e.g. CCS vs. CHAdeMO), hence the need to measure at this level. A guide to socket and charger types is set out at the end of the full PDF report.
Over the past 9 months there has been continuous acceleration in the total number of charge points available across the UK, passing the 100k mark in March - an important milestone on the journey to the government target of 300k charge points to support the transition to EV.