Number of public charge points up 35%, reports Zap-Map

TL;DR

New data from charge point mapping service Zap-Map reveals a total of 1,126 new EV charging devices went live on its database last month – the same month in which the UK’s millionth plug-in electric car was registered.In terms of rapid/ultra-rapid chargers, 256 new devices were added to the Zap-Map database last month, bringing the total to 6,411 devices, with 13,745 connectors and located across 3,736 rapid and ultra-rapid charging locations in the UK.Zap-Map also tracks the market share of the charging networks in the UK by number of devices.Ubitricity, acquired by Shell in February 2021 and the operator of a network of lamppost chargers, is the market leader with 5,635 devices and a 16.2% share.The strong growth helped counter a 11.5% YoY drop-off in plug-in hybrid registrations and means that overall plug-in vehicles accounted for more than one in five new cars (22.4%) joining UK roads in the month."

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