Research and analysis

Electric vehicle smart chargepoint survey 2022

Survey report of electric vehicle drivers’ attitudes and use of smart charging at home and in the workplace, informing the evaluation of the Electric Vehicles (Smart Charge Points) Regulations 2022.

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 17 January 2023

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Electric vehicle smart chargepoint survey 2022: baseline evaluation of the Electric Vehicles (Smart Charge Points) Regulations 2021

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EV smart charging survey: weighted data

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Details

The Electric Vehicles (Smart Charge Points) Regulations 2021 are a set of device level requirements that aim to maximise the use of smart charging technologies in the private (home or workplace) setting.

We commissioned a survey in January 2022 to help understand public attitudes and perceptions towards these technologies, as well as their access to and use of them, ahead of the phased enforcement of the regulations in 2022. The regulations came into effect on 30 June 2022, apart from the security requirements which came into effect from 30 December 2022.

The survey is designed to act as a baseline to support the implementation of the regulations. We anticipate that over the course of several phases of regulation, the survey will provide insights as to their impact and effectiveness. We will conduct an interim and final impact evaluation of the regulations by 2025 and 2027 respectively. This survey provides a baseline against which we can measure the impact and changes in the EV driver population.

The research had the following objectives:

1. To determine how electric vehicle (EV) drivers charge at home and at the workplace, including what equipment they use and how regularly they charge.
2. To determine how EV drivers currently engage with smart charging including the uptake and use of smart charge points.
3. To understand consumer awareness of the benefits of smart charging and consumer attitudes towards future engagement.
4. To seek evidence and insights for understanding behavioural barriers to smart charging.
5. To develop a robust methodology with evidence-based measures that can be repeated to develop a longitudinal data set for BEIS.

Published 17 January 2023