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Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 5 March 2025UIN 33443

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the number of electric vehicle charging points in the UK.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood

As of 1 February 2025, the Government and industry have supported the installation of 74,234 publicly available charging devices (including 14,687 rapid charging devices) across the UK. More than 680,000 English households have access to a domestic charging device. Government workplace charging grants have supported the installation of over 1,400 chargepoint sockets in schools and 59,000 in other workplaces.

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