UK installs 50,000th EV charger

The UK has surpassed 50,000 electric vehicle (EV) charge points with the 50,000th charging device installed by MFG EV Power at a service station in Weston-super-Mare.

October’s 50,000 charge point milestone comes after the 40,000 milestone was achieved in February with the addition of at GeniePoint charger at Morrisons Southport.

Looking back further, the UK hit 30,000 charging devices in February 2022, with a BP Pulse device installed in Botany Bay in Kent. It followed the 20,000th charger being deployed in September 2020; a Pod Point charger at a Tesco in Scarborough.

The 10,000th charging device milestone came in August 2018, with the installation of an InstaVolt device at Meadowfield Filling Station.