FOI request reveals 100 councils have no plans to increase EV charging points

A Freedom of Information request submitted by the Liberal Democrats has revealed that more than 100 UK local authorities say they have no plans to increase their number of EV charging points.

As reported in the Guardian, findings from the 301 councils responding to the Freedom of Information requests showed that 122 UK councils have a plan in place to increase the number of charge points while 62 are planning on taking steps to increase the number without a formal plan. Eight councils insist that they had no appropriate locations for installing new charge points. 60 councils failed to respond.

“Unless there is urgent action to tackle our out-of-control transport emissions, our environment and the health of future generations will suffer,” said Ed Davey, the Liberal Democrat former energy and climate change secretary.

A spokesperson for the DfT said: “Our vision is to have one of the best infrastructure networks in the world for EVs, and we want charging points to be accessible, affordable and secure.

"Our Road to Zero strategy sets out our commitment to massively expand EV infrastructure, while the £400m public-private charging infrastructure investment fund will see thousands more charging points installed across the UK.”