More than 350,000 UK homes will be fitted with EV chargers by 2025 as plug-in hybrid car uptake increases, according to British EV charging point manufacturer Andersen.
By 2025, an expected one million EV are expected be registered on UK roads, bringing with it a spike in the number of home chargers.
Analysis of sales trends by Andersen has found that 362,270 wall boxes could be installed in UK driveways and garages over the next five years based on current installation rates, adding to the current crop of 120,000.
Andersen is predicting 2020 to be a tipping point for EV uptake, following January sales that were reportedly four times as high as the same period last year.
The EV market grew by 132% in the year to May 2020, compared to a 66% drop in petrol vehicles, and a 54% drop in diesel, over the same period; triggered by the UK government’s announcement in February that all petrol and diesel cars would be banned in the UK by 2035.
What’s more, the number of electric models on the market is predicted to rise from 60 to over 176 by the end of 2020, in part due to recent changes to the UK vehicle excise duty system, which saw EVs become exempt from benefit-in-kind tax.
Despite Covid-19, Andersen logged its record trading day in June 2020. Furthermore, battery-electric vehicles and PHEVs have both increased year-on-year sales over the first quarter.
Jerome Faissat, commercial firector of Andersen, said: “As we move towards a ‘new normal’ in the wake of the coronavirus, we’ve seen clear evidence that people want to change their habits so that they can move forward in a way that is more mindful.
“Over the past three months, pollution has fallen in our cities and we’ve enjoyed the cleanest air we’ve had in decades, and it’s inspired many to rethink the way they get around.
“We’re seeing people vote with their feet – as they make the switch to an electric car, bike or scooter.
“If we work together, we can help encourage take up of electric vehicles and make our communities cleaner and safer.”
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