Portsmouth City Council is expanding its on-street electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure.
Portsmouth will seek to triple the number of on-street chargepoints in the city, with up to 320 new chargepoints being installed in residential areas by summer 2025.
Starting March 2025, Portsmouth will work with EV charging operator Zest to implement the chargers after each site undergoes a 21-day statutory public consultation as part of the Traffic Regulation Order process.
In Portsmouth it’s estimated that more than 3,000 residents currently own plug-in electric or hybrid vehicles, and this number is expected to rise to over 38,000 by 2034.
If approved, the new chargepoints will be installed on or near existing lampposts to draw power, with designated EV-only parking bays marked on the road.
They will be publicly accessible to everyone and installed on-street in residential areas, and the council expects the majority of the chargepoints to be installed and available for people to use by end of summer 2025.
To make sure chargers are available for everyone to use, only plug-in vehicles are allowed to park in the bays and should be actively charging.
Drivers will be able to pay using contactless cards or use the Zest app to start charging and are encouraged to move their cars once charging is complete.
Achievements and innovations in EV charging infrastructure will be recognised and celebrated at the fourth annual CiTTi Awards on 25 November 2025 at De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms in London. Visit cittiawards.co.uk to learn more about this unmissable event for the UK’s transportation sector!
