Electric vehicle charging infrastructure statistics
Electric vehicle charging infrastructure statistics, including publicly available devices and grants provided by the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV).
Latest electric vehicle charging infrastructure statistics
This series presents official statistics in development on the number of publicly available electric vehicle charging devices and rapid charging devices in the UK, broken down by local authority. From April 2020, figures are updated and published quarterly.
Data are sourced from the electric vehicle and charging point platform Zapmap.
As part of our on-going efforts to assure quality of our statistics, an error was identified in the data for our publication “Electric vehicle public charging infrastructure statistics”, which had been scheduled for 30 October 2024. To ensure we continue to meet the high standards of our official statistics products, we temporarily paused the release of that publication while we investigated this further.
The error was in the data feed of a single chargepoint operator who work with our data supplier Zapmap. Two issues were identified, which have now been resolved as follows:
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removal of fleet (non-public) charging devices which were erroneously included – up to 130 cases
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an improvement in the way that charging devices are calculated – up to 120 cases
The result of this fix affects less than 0.4% of the total UK number (a maximum of 250 devices, although the exact number is not known). Only data for Scotland was affected.
“Electric vehicle public charging infrastructure statistics – January 2025” was published on 5 February 2025 and this release included the data from the postponed October 2024 publication.
An interactive map of this data is also available.
We also publish a faster monthly indicator of total electric vehicle charging devices.
Previous electric vehicle charging device statistics are available.
Latest electric vehicle charging device grant scheme statistics
This series presents official statistics in development on the number of grants awarded for the installation of electric vehicle charging devices in the UK which are funded by the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV). From May 2020, figures are updated and published quarterly.
Data are sourced from administrative data and is used for operational purposes, with their statistical use secondary.
Previous electric vehicle charging device grant scheme statistics are available.
Archived data and past reports
These earlier releases present statistics on observed usage and charging patterns for electric vehicle charging devices which were funded under various Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) schemes.
About electric vehicle charging infrastructure statistics
Statistics on electric vehicle charging infrastructure are sourced from information collected by the Department for Transport, supplemented by third-party data. These are official statistics in development.
See notes and definitions for further information on data sources.
Updates to this page
Published 11 May 2021Last updated 27 February 2025 + show all updates
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Electric vehicle charging device grant scheme statistics for January 2025 published.
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Electric vehicle public charging infrastructure statistics for January 2025 published.
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Notification informing users of the pause to the release "Electric vehicle public charging infrastructure statistics: October 2024" updated on the page.
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Electric vehicle charging device grant scheme statistics for October 2024 published.
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Notification informing users of the temporary pause to the release "Electric vehicle public charging infrastructure statistics: October 2024" added to the page.
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Electric vehicle charging device grant scheme statistics report for July 2024 published.
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Electric vehicle public charging infrastructure statistics for July 2024 published.
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Electric vehicle charging device grant schemes statistics for April 2024 added.
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Electric vehicle public charging infrastructure statistics for April 2024 added.
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Electric vehicle charging grant device schemes report for January 2024 added.
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Electric vehicle charging device statistics for January 2024 added.
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Electric vehicle charging devices report for October 2023 added.
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Electric vehicle charging grant device schemes report for July 2023 added.
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Electric vehicle charging device statistics for July 2023 added.
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Electric vehicle charging device grant schemes statistics for April 2023 added.
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Electric vehicle charging device statistics for April 2023 added.
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Electric vehicle charging device grant scheme statistics, January 2023 report added.
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Electric vehicle charging device statistics for January 2023 added.
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Electric vehicle charging device grant scheme statistics for October 2022 added.
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Electric vehicle charging device statistics for October 2022 added.
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Electric vehicle charging device grant scheme statistics for July 2022 added.
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Electric vehicle charging device statistics for July 2022 added.
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Electric vehicle charging device grant scheme statistics for April 2022 published.
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Electric vehicle charging device statistics for April 2022 publication added. The link to transport statistics survey has been added to the page, in the details section.
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Electric vehicle charging device grant scheme statistics: January 2022 added.
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Electric vehicle charging device grant scheme statistics for January 2022 added.
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Electric vehicle charging device grant scheme statistics for October 2021 added.
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Electric vehicle charging device statistics for October 2021 added.
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Electric vehicle charging device grant scheme statistics for July 2021 added to collection.
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Electric vehicle charging device statistics for July 2021 added to collection.
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Electric vehicle charging device grant scheme statistics for April 2021 added to the collection.
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