Driving the success of the UK EV charge point network

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The UK Government’s decision to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 is giving rise to a burgeoning market for electric vehicles (EVs) and a rapidly-expanding network of EV charge points. Analysis by SMMT and Frost and Sullivan shows that a full, zero emission-capable new UK new car market will require 1.7 million public charge points by the end of the decade and 2.8 million by 2035. Such a huge infrastructure will involve large numbers of private sector companies taking part in the installation and management of EV charge points over the coming years – and the process is already well underway. At the end of June 2022, there were 32,663 charging points across the UK, across 19,960 charging locations. This represents a 34% increase in the number of charging devices since June 2021.