Record EVSE Charge Point Installations
The continued growth of Electric Vehicles (EV) is at a record level, adding immense pressure to the UK population to meet the growing demand for increased EV charging infrastructure.
The new building regulations come into effect in June 2022. It is stipulated that every new dwelling with associated parking, new residential properties with more than ten parking spaces, and residential buildings undergoing major renovation will need to have fitted at least one charge point. The update in building regulations also covers commercial applications including change of occupancy.
According to Zap-Map, the UK’s leading app for EV drivers, 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.
In June 2022, 829 new charging devices were added to the Zap-Map database.
These figures do not include the many charge points installed at home or workplace locations, which are estimated to be more than 400,000. Some of these charge points are available to the public in some form via community or visitor charging. (Information source www.zap-map.com)
