New statistics released by the Department for Transport (DfT) have revealed that while the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) grants have successfully delivered 277,030 domestic chargers, only 2,038 of these are on-street chargers.
As of 01 January, OZEV’s Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme (EVHS) has funded 236,697 domestic charging devices, 88,624 of which were installed since 01 January 2021, an increase of almost 60%.
The Domestic Recharge Scheme (DRS) also helped private plug-in vehicle owners offset the upfront cost of the purchase and installation of a dedicated recharging unit. This funded an additional 40,333 domestic charging device installations between 2013 and 2014, before it was replaced by the EVHS.
Meanwhile, the On-Street Residential Devices scheme (ORCS) has funded 2,038 public charging devices, which have been installed across local authorities in the UK. In the previous three months, 435 on-street charging devices were installed after being claimed for by the local authorities.
Additionally, funding has also been awarded for 4,539 additional ORCS charging devices to be installed in the future.
The latest figures also highlight a disparity in the regional distribution of EVHS installations. As the map below shows, the South East had the highest number of charging device installations under the EVHS, accounting for 19% of total devices installed under the scheme. Meanwhile, Northern Ireland had the lowest number of installations with 3,954 EVHS funded charging devices, accounting for just 1.7% of total funded devices.
The map on the right also illustrates that the South East had the highest number of EVHS devices per 100,000 households, while Northern Ireland and London had the lowest with less than 600 devices per 100,000 households.
These latest statistics also provide information on Workplace Charging Schemes (WCS). Since the scheme started in late 2016, a total of 8,400 vouchers have been redeemed accounting for 22,977 sockets installed. This equated to a total grant value of £9.3m.
In the last 12 months, 3,738 vouchers were redeemed, corresponding to the installation of 9,648 sockets. This had a grant value of £3.4m, and represented a 72% increase in WCS sockets across the UK.
Once again, the South East had the highest uptake with 3,426 sockets installed whilst Wales and Northern Ireland had the lowest. Together, Wales and Northern Ireland accounted for 5.7% of total sockets installed under the WCS in the UK.
