Number hits record level but rate of growth slows as installers face delays to government funding

The UK installed a record number of public electric car chargers during 2024, although the rate of growth slowed as installers contended with delays to government funding.

Public charger numbers rose by more than a third to reach 73,421 by 20 December, according to Zapmap, whose data is used by the government. That increase of 19,600 was nearly equivalent to the total number of chargers at the end of 2020.