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Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

Commons · Question 52008 · Tabled 13 May 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 19 May 2025

Question

Asked by Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to (a) businesses and (b) public services of building charging points for electric vehicles in each year between 2025 and 2035.

Answer

Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 19 May 2025

As of May 2025, there are 79,326 publicly available charging devices, up 30% on this time last year. We expect the majority of public chargepoints to be delivered by the private sector, with industry announcing over £6bn in charging infrastructure investm...