UK has almost 1m EV chargers, with new public one installed every 25 minutes

The shift to electric technology from petrol and diesel vehicles is seen as crucial for the world to cut carbon emissions and limit global heating. Photograph: John Walton/PA

There are now almost 1m electric car chargers in the UK, according to data, a figure that the industry argues is proof that installations are keeping pace with increasing sales of battery vehicles.

There were 930,000 UK chargers at the end of June, according to ChargeUK, a lobby group, but the majority of these have been installed in homes and business premises, with only about 65,000 public chargers available.