The public has nominated 11,500 streets across the UK for the installation of electric vehicle charging points.
So far, 13,000 motorists have responded to Vauxhall’s “Electric Streets of Britain campaign.” The campaign aims to support UK households without off-street parking, who may, as a result, face additional challenges when transitioning to EV cars.
The data will be shared with local councils to inform on-street charging infrastructure plans.
Vauxhall Managing Director, James Taylor said: “On-street residential charging is critical to the adoption and acceleration of electric vehicles. Thanks to the public, we already know of over 11,000 roads where we need to install on-street chargers today to make it more convenient for EV drivers and remove a barrier for those wanting to switch to electric.”
Over 50% of local authorities still do not have a residential charging strategy in place according to a recent Freedom of Information request by Vauxhall. Although there has been some improvement over the last year - the number of local authorities without plans has decreased from 72% to 56% - more work is needed to meet the growing demand.
Vauxhall’s ‘heat map’ reveals where in the UK demand is highest. The visualisation reveals that streets in the north of England are the most in need of infrastructure, with Leeds, Birmingham and Liverpool topping the list.
The top 10 local authorities with the highest demand for electric vehicle charging points include:
Leeds (182 streets)
Birmingham (178 streets)
Glasgow City (168 streets)
Liverpool (155 streets)
Bristol, City of (154 streets)
County Durham (150 streets)
Wirral (137 streets)
Sheffield (131 streets)
City of Edinburgh (119 streets)
Cardiff (117 streets)
Southwark and Barnet lead the charge with 20% of the UK’s on-street charging points in these London Boroughs alone.
Collectively, the 267 local authorities who responded to the FOI, have installed 15,000 chargers and have plans for a further 8000 in the next year.
