Over 100,000 public electric vehicle charge points are now available in the UK, according to Octopus Electroverse’s new Charging Infrastructure Insights report.

With a new public charger installed every 13 minutes in UK in last 6 months the government target of 300,000 public charges by 2030 is on track and rapid and ultra-rapid chargers make up nearly a quarter (24 per cent) of all public charge points.

The landmark figure has been reached just days after the Government confirmed the ban on new petrol and diesel car sales by 2030.

Matt Davies, director of Octopus Electroverse, said: “This milestone shows we are building real momentum behind electric driving in the UK. Drivers can now trust there is a charger at almost every twist and turn of the road – making plugging in an EV feel as easy as charging up your phone.”

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