Leading UK eMobility Service Provider, Zapmap has released new statistics for the number of electric vehicle charge point installations in 2023. Unsurprisingly, despite UK Government lacking in their ambition and strategy to expedite our journey to net zero, the EV sector continues to lead the way regardless.

Importantly, whilst it is great to see that the number of ultra-rapid charge points (those you'd typically find at motorway service stations and retail parks) has more than doubled, it is also encouraging to see the number of slow chargers increasing by almost 68% too which emphasises the fantastic work being done to bring more residential chargers to car parks and on-street - particularly supporting those with no access to off-street parking. 

49,882 devices in total across slow, fast, rapid and ultra-rapid. Brilliant.

But what is the magic number? Is there one? 

Personally, as an EV driver of 2.5 years, whilst I want to see the numbers increasing year on year, I also want to see continued improvement on searchability - finding an EV charge point should be easy, I want to see improvement on accessibility  - no more tight bays in the furtherst, darkest corner of the car park please. Reliability - continued improvement and adherence to uptime and availability of chargers, and importantly, continued improvement in the user experience of chargers - no more clunky processes but instead, sleek, quick and seamless charging please. 

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Credit: Zapmap