Councils to install over 16,500 EV charging points in next year

Data released by British Gas shows that councils are planning to install more than 16,500 electric vehicle (EV) charging points over the next 12 months.

The research, uncovered by British Gas under a Freedom of Information request to more than 400 UK councils – of which 195 responded to all questions asked – revealed that local authorities have installed 16,680 EV charging points to date, with a further 16,563 planned to be installed over the next 12 months.

Regional roll-out of EV charging points

London reported the highest uplift in charger numbers (101% increase from 7,848 to 15,753) followed by the East of England (131% increase from 974 to 2,254), the North West (450% increase from 375 to 2,064), the South West (172% increase from 533 to 1,455) and Wales (101% increase from 394 to 793).

Kim Royds, director of EVs at British Gas, said:

Despite the planned increases in capacity, the data revealed 24 UK councils currently have no plans to install EV charging points in the next twelve months, the majority (70%) of which are located outside of London and the South East.