Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2026 to Question 3445, whether the updated 2024 strategy target is measured in (a) devices and (b) EV chargers; and what the net change in that metric was between May 2025 and May 2026.
Answered by Keir Mather
An estimate of potential future demand for charge points was originally published in 2022 in Taking Charge: the National Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy and ranged from 280,000 to 720,000 in 2030. This estimate was updated in 2024 to a range of 250,000 to 550,000 in 2030. These estimates represent potential projected demand for electric vehicle (EV) chargers, rather than charging devices.
As of 1 May 2026, the Government and industry have supported the installation of 120,388 public chargers. The net change in public EV chargers between May 2025 (108,819) and May 2026 (120,388) was 11,569.
Both the NAO in Public chargepoints for electric vehicles from 2024, which presents annual projections out to 2030, and the Climate Change Committee Progress report from 2025, concluded that rollout to date is on track.
We closely monitor charge point rollout and publish EV charger statistics monthly. We are delivering at least 100,000 charge points through our Local EV Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund.
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