The UK’s electric vehicle (EV) charging network will be boosted by the largest roll-out of on-street charging by a local authority. Surrey County Council and charge point provider Connected Kerb have announced a plan for 10,000 new public chargers to be installed across the county by 2030.
There are currently fewer than 39,000 public charge points in the whole of the UK, and motoring organisations have expressed concern that the growth in the charging network is failing to keep up with demand for EVs. More than a fifth of new cars sold in the UK last year had a plug.
The project in Surrey is expected to cost £60m and will be funded by Connected Kerb, which charges drivers for using its devices.
