Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

(asked on 19th January 2017) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his target is for the proportion of electric vehicle charging points that are fully functioning.


Answered by
John Hayes Portrait
John Hayes
This question was answered on 25th January 2017

At Autumn Statement 2016, the Chancellor announced additional funding of £80m for charging infrastructure for the period 2017 to 2021 and Government is considering how best to allocate this funding to meet the needs of drivers and deliver value for money.

There are more than 11,000 publicly accessible charging devices already available in the UK, many of which are privately funded. The Department does not maintain a comprehensive register of the UK’s electric vehicle chargepoints, but chargepoints funded by the Office for Low Emission Vehicles must be registered on the National Charge Point Registry. The National Charge Point Registry is an open source data set containing information on the type and geographical location of chargepoints, and is available online at: www.national-charge-point-registry.uk. Additionally, many network operators make this information available on their websites. We want to ensure that motorists are able to charge their electric vehicles easily, conveniently and reliably.

Government has recently consulted on proposals that would require chargepoint operators to make information openly available including chargepoint location, functionality and availability in real-time. Proposals were also made to require a more easily accessible and interoperable UK network, including connector types. Following this consultation, we will respond shortly on the next steps in taking forward these measures.

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