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Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

Asked by Mary GlindonLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 4 June 2026UIN 5327

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to monitor the electricity output of electric vehicle charge points relative to their advertised speeds.

Answered by Keir Mather

The Department does not routinely monitor electric vehicle charge points to verify their output speeds. While the advertised rate is the maximum charging speed of the charge point, the real-world rate at which a vehicle charges will vary depending on a range of factors, including a vehicle’s battery and charging systems, and wider demand at a site at the time of charging.

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