UK home to 120,000 EV ‘chargers’ – but metric change skews data

UK public EV charging network surpasses 120,000 chargers

The UK’s public electric vehicle charging network has passed 120,000 chargers, according to new data from Zapmap, the country’s leading charge point mapping service. A total of 1,308 net new chargers were added in April alone, bringing the network to 120,388 across on-street, destination and en-route locations. This represents an 11% increase compared to April 2025, when 108,819 chargers were recorded. The 120,000th charger, operated by RAW Char…

Zapmap statistics reveal 120,000 EV chargers

Zapmap has published new statistics for April showing that the country’s EV charging network has surpassed 120,000 EV chargers. The data reveals the public charging infrastructure has grown by 1,308 net new EV chargers throughout April across on-street, destination and en-route locations, bringing the total to 120,388 EV chargers in the UK. This represents an 11% year-on-year increase compared to April 2025, when 108,819 EV chargers were recorde…

UK home to 120,000 EV ‘chargers’ – but metric change skews data

There are now 120,000 EV chargers in the UK – but a change in the way the sockets are counted makes any comparison with previous years impossible.