On-street EV chargers for homes have increased

• Number of on-street chargers has increased by 69% in the last 12 months, according to new UK Government figures, but Vauxhall Managing Director, James Taylor, says more still needs to be done

• Data shows London has 151% more public chargers of all types than Scotland, the next best serviced country and region in the UK

• Vauxhall launched electricstreets.co.uk to support the 40% of UK households without a driveway

• Vauxhall is committed to electrifying the UK and from 2024, every model in the lineup will be available with a fully electric version

On-street electric vehicle (EV) chargers for homes without driveways have increased by 69% in the last 12 months, with 4,094 new installations in the last quarter, according to new UK Government figures.

“It’s a good signal, but we’re still at the beginning of the journey,” commented Vauxhall managing director, James Taylor. “We need to up the pace if we’re to make sure the 40% of households without driveways are not left behind in the transition to electric vehicles and do more outside of London. 4,094 new installations is a start, but next year it is forecast there will be hundreds of thousands more new EV cars being registered to comply with the Vehicles Emissions Trading Scheme - we are making progress, but more is needed to match demand.”

Vauxhall launched its Electric Streets of Britain initiative in the summer in partnership with leading charge point operators Char.gy, Connected Kerb and Surecharge, to help councils identify where demand for residential charging is greatest.

The new UK Government statistics, published quarterly by the Department for Transport (DfT), show that the total number of on-street chargers across the UK has increased by more than two thirds from 1st October 2022 to 1st October 2023, and has jumped by more than a quarter (27.57%) in the last three months alone.

These findings show that on-street charging infrastructure has greatly increased, despite over 70% of UK councils not having published an on-street charging strategy – a statistic found by Vauxhall as part of the launch of its Electric Streets initiative earlier this year.

However, despite delaying the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles from 2030 to 2035, the Government’s Vehicles Emissions Trading Scheme still comes into force next year. It requires a minimum 22% of cars, and 10% of vans, sold by manufacturers to be electric. With this in mind, and growing numbers of EVs registered on UK roads, up 34% compared to October 2022, the number of accessible chargers will need to continue to rise to meet national demand.

The overall number of all types of publicly available chargers across the UK, both on and off-street, has also seen considerable growth, rising by 42% since last October.

However, the statistics also indicate that the London area has 151% more publicly available chargers of all types per 100,000 of population than Scotland, which comes second to London for the country and region in the UK with the greatest number of chargers per 100,000.

Taylor added: “Residential charging infrastructure is a fundamental factor in the shift to electric. As the Government rightly says we need to cater for tomorrow’s demand and a greater visible presence will only serve to boost consumer confidence to go from interest to buying.”

Vauxhall will offer a fully electric version of every car and van model in its line-up from 2024. Today, it is the best-selling electric van manufacturer in the country, and its Ellesmere Port plant recently reopened to become Stellantis’ first manufacturing site dedicated to electric models.