The Department for Transport (DfT) has released its latest set of electric vehicle public charging infrastructure statistics which show that as of 1 July 2024, there were 64,632 public EV charging devices installed in the UK – with almost half designated as ‘destination’ chargers.
12,474 had 50kW of power or above, this represents 19% of all charging devices. 38,468 had a power rating of 3kW up to 8kW, representing 60% of all charging devices.
When it comes to location, 30,921 were designated as ‘destination’ chargers – representing 48% of all charging devices. 23,988 were designated as ‘on street’ chargers, this represents 37% of all charging devices.
When comparing these figures to 1 April 2024, the total installed devices increased by 4,962 – an increase of 8%. There was an increase in the number of public charging devices in all regions of the UK except the North East (which had a decrease of 1.2%)
Compared to 1 July 2023, the total installed devices increased by 20,612 – an increase of 47%.
You can see a full breakdown of all the statistics here.
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