Electric vehicle charging device grant scheme statistics: January 2024
Published 29 February 2024
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About this release
This release presents official statistics in development on the number of grants awarded for the installation of electric vehicle charging devices in the United Kingdom as of 1 January 2024.
These statistics are released under the ‘official statistics in development’ label – formerly called experimental statistics. For more information, see the About these statistics section.
The Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) provides grants to support the use of electric vehicles, including the installation of charging devices in the UK. This summary covers statistics on selected grant schemes currently running, including the Electric Vehicle Chargepoint Grant (EVCG), Workplace Charging Scheme (WCS) and the On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme (ORCS). This publication also covers the Domestic Recharging Scheme (DRS) and Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme (EVHS), the predecessors to the EVCG.
This release follows the last update to this series, ‘Electric vehicle charging device grant scheme statistics: July 2023’, which was released in August 2023. The planned release of ‘Electric vehicle charging device grant scheme statistics: October 2023’ due for release in December 2023 was not published. This was whilst we worked with our colleagues in OZEV to carry out quality assurance checks and ensure alignment in how the underlying administrative grant scheme data are processed and how the resultant statistics are produced. This work has now concluded and our quality checks raised no issues. To avoid further delays, the affected data covering the period July to September 2023 are now included as part of this release along with the most recent 3 months, October to December 2023. The data are presented as of 01 January 2024. Data for each individual 3 month time period are published as usual in the tables accompanying this report.
The next quarterly report is scheduled for release in May 2024.
We welcome feedback on this quarterly publication. If you would like to provide feedback please email electric vehicle charging infrastructure statistics.
Headline figures
Domestic Charging Devices
As of 1 January 2024:
- the newest domestic OZEV funded grant scheme, the EVCG, has funded the installation of 5,467 domestic sockets since the scheme was launched in April 2022
- Previous OZEV funded grant schemes (EVHS and DRS) have delivered 380,555 domestic charging devices since 2013
- the EVHS has funded the installation of 340,222 domestic charging devices
Workplace Charging Devices
As of 1 January 2024:
- the WCS has funded the installation of 51,449 sockets in workplace car parks since the scheme started in 2016
- the WCS funded 10,566 sockets installations since January 2023
On-Street Residential Devices
As of 1 January 2024:
- completed ORCS projects represent 5,274 public charging devices installed across local authorities in the UK since the scheme’s launch in 2017
- projects completed in the last 6 months include a total of 932 on-street charging device installations
- funding has also been awarded for 14,037 additional ORCS charging devices, including both devices installed, but where projects are yet to complete, and those to be installed in the future
Electric Vehicle Chargepoint Grant (EVCG)
The EV chargepoint grant provides funding of up to £350 towards the cost of installing electric vehicle smart chargepoints at domestic properties across the UK. It replaced the EVHS on 1 April 2022.
Chart 1 - Cumulative growth of EVCG funded charging sockets, UK (Table 1)
The EVCG scheme can be broken down by type of grant.
Electric vehicle chargepoint grants for residential landlords - grants for existing properties that the applicant owns or manages but does not live within such as an apartment block, housing estate, private registered provider of social housing or public sector organisation.
Electric vehicle infrastructure grant for residential car parks - grants up to £30,000 off the costs of the infrastructure needed to install chargepoints in residential car parks.
Flat owner-occupiers and people living in rented properties - grants of up to £350 for electric vehicle drivers who live in a flat or rent any residential property.
As of 1 January 2024, 5,467 sockets have been installed, this corresponds to approximately £3.7 million in grants. Flats and renters account for 3,169 sockets installed, this accounts for 58% of installations. Residential car parks account for 1,677 sockets installed accounting for 31%. The remaining 11% is from landlords’ applications whose grants had installed 621 sockets.
It is worth noting that car parks and landlords can apply for larger grants, as opposed to a flat which will always only have one installation. More information about the EVCG grant guidance scheme is available.
These statistics are taken from a database which records grant applications for administrative purposes. Grants can take several months to process and the most recent quarters are likely to be under-counted. The statistics should therefore be treated as provisional.
Workplace Charging Scheme (WCS)
The WCS is a voucher-based scheme designed to provide eligible organisations with support towards the upfront costs of the purchase and installation of electric vehicle charging devices. If an application is successful, applicants are issued with a unique identification voucher, which can then be used to install multiple charging devices. In these statistics, the number of sockets installed is counted as sometimes there is one grant for up to four charging devices in the same workplace car park. More information on the WCS grant is available.
Chart 2 - Cumulative growth of WCS funded sockets, as of first of each quarter (Table 2)
Since the scheme started in late 2016, a total of 20,708 vouchers have been redeemed accounting for 51,449 sockets installed under the WCS grant. This equated to a total grant value of £19 million.
In the last 12 months, 5,145 vouchers were redeemed, corresponding to the installation of 10,566 sockets. This had a grant value of £3.59 million.
These statistics are taken from a database which records grant applications for administrative purposes. Grants can take several months to process and the most recent quarters are likely to be under-counted. The statistics should therefore be treated as provisional.
For example, the number of WCS installations from April to July 2023 has increased by 1,345 since the last publication (July 2023), as more applications for that period have been processed.
Maps 1 and 2 - Regional distribution of total number of WCS socket installations and per 100,000 of population, UK, 1 January 2024
As Map 1 shows, in terms of regional distribution of WCS sockets, the South East had the highest uptake with 7,572 sockets installed whilst Wales and Northern Ireland had the lowest, 1,936 and 916 respectively. Together, Wales and Northern Ireland accounted for 5.6% of total sockets installed under the WCS in the UK.
When comparing the regional distribution per 100,000 of the population as seen in Map 2, London had the smallest rate of WCS installations, with 38 WCS installations per 100,000 population. Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland also had fewer WCS installations per 100,000 than any English region except London.
Further detail on the regional breakdown of WCS socket numbers displayed in Maps 1 and 2 can be found in Annex B.
Table 3 and Table 4 also provides a further breakdown of WCS sockets installed and their grant value in each local authority in the UK.
On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme (ORCS)
This scheme is available to all UK local authorities to fund up to 50% of the capital costs of installing on-street residential charging devices to ensure that those without private off-street parking are able to access reliable and affordable charging infrastructure.More information on the ORCS is available.
Maps 3 and 4 - Distribution of local authorities which have been awarded ORCS funding for the UK and London, 1 January 2024
ORCS projects are only counted as completed when all devices have been installed and final funding payments have been claimed by the local authority. As such, the total number of devices installed using ORCS funding could be larger than reported in completed projects, as those in partially completed projects are not included.
As of 1 January 2024, the ORCS has funded 5,274 public charging devices in completed projects since the scheme was established in 2017. This represents £20.8 million of grant funding across 139 councils. The details of which can be found in Table 5 and Table 6. Of these, 932 on-street devices were within projects completed in the previous 6 months.
Of the councils that have already completed projects which received ORCS funding, 40 have had further funding awarded to install a further 7,822 charging devices with a grant value of £21.2 million.
A further 71 local authorities have also been awarded grant funding, to provide 6,215 on-street public charging devices. This represents a grant value of £33.1 million.
The number of ORCS approved applications in London outnumber the rest of the country, and account for 55% of all ORCS approved applications. The majority of these approved applications are within the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham with 2,500 charging devices and London Borough of Barnet with 1,793 charging devices.
A table of councils which have applied for this funding can be found in Table 7 and Table 8 and shown for the UK and London in Maps 3 and 4.
Current levels of public charging provision by local authority area can be found in the public electric vehicle charging devices statistics which are published quarterly. These will include the ORCS funded charging devices.
Previous domestic schemes
Since 1 April 2022 the EVHS is no longer open to new applicants and has been replaced with the EV chargepoint grant.
The EVHS provided grant funding for up to £350 of the cost of installing electric vehicle charging devices at domestic properties across the UK. More information on the EVHS grant is available.
Since September 2014, a total of 340,222 domestic charging devices have been installed under the EVHS, with a total grant value of £140.8 million.
In addition to the EVHS, the DRS has also helped private plug-in vehicle owners offset the upfront cost of the purchase and installation of a dedicated recharging unit. This funded an additional 40,333 domestic charging device installations between 2013 and 2014, before it was replaced by the EVHS. A quarterly breakdown of DRS installations can be found in Table 13.
Together, the EVHS and DRS have contributed to the installation of 380,555 domestic electric vehicle charging devices across the UK as of 1 January 2024.
Table 10 and Table 12 also provides a breakdown of EVHS charging devices and their grant value in each local authority in the UK whilst Table 11 provides a breakdown of charging devices installed in each postcode district.
About these statistics
These statistics are released under the ‘official statistics in development’ label – formerly called experimental statistics. Official statistics in development are official statistics that are temporarily undergoing a development and are being tested with users, in line with the standards of trustworthiness, quality, and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics.
Parts of these statistics are new, such at the latest grant scheme added, the EVCG, the coverage for which is still being developed. These statistics are also still subject to testing in terms of their volatility and ability to meet customer needs. They do not necessarily meet the rigorous quality standards of Accredited Official Statistics, formerly known as National Statistics, for example with respect to partial coverage, the use of administrative data, and under-counting in most recent quarters whilst applications for grants are still being processed.
Further details on the limitations of official statistics in development can be found at the Office for Statistics Regulation.
These statistics are under continuous development and are subject to testing in terms of their volatility and ability to meet customer needs. We welcome feedback from users of the statistics, particularly as we continue to develop our coverage of the grant schemes covered in this publication. This can be provided via electric vehicle charging infrastructure statistics.
More information about the development plan for these statistics is in progress and will be available in a methodology and background note which will be published to accompany this release series in due course.
Background notes and limitations of data
This is a quarterly statistical release on electric vehicle infrastructure grant data. We welcome feedback from users of the statistics. This can be provided by emailing electric vehicle charging infrastructure statistics.
These statistics are taken from databases which record grant applications for administrative purposes. In some cases, grants can take several months to process with the most recent quarter likely to be undercounted for the EVCG and WCS.
ORCS projects are only counted as completed when all devices have been installed and final funding payments have been claimed by the local authority. As such, the total number of devices installed using ORCS funding is larger than reported in completed projects, as those in partially completed projects are not included.
The total number of domestic and workplace charging devices installed in the UK is likely to be different to the figures provided in this report as there is no requirement to register a privately funded charging device with the Government. We are also unable to confirm if the charging devices installed under the schemes are still operational. In addition, chargepoint manufacturers have to be approved by OZEV with some choosing not to be part of the grant schemes:
These statistics present data on selected OZEV schemes which are currently running. OZEV offers a range of other support for the take-up of plug in vehicles, including further targeted schemes providing funding to support chargepoint infrastructure across the UK. More information can be found on the OZEV website.
Population figures by local authority are sourced from the Office for National Statistics Population Mid-Year Estimates for 2021. Household figures by local authority are sourced from the Office for National Statistics Estimated Number of Households in the UK in 2018. The local authority administrative geographies are from April 2023, available from the ONS Geography Portal.
The quarterly statistical series complements three earlier releases presenting statistics on observed usage and charging patterns for electric vehicle charging devices:
The Department for Transport also publishes statistics on publicly available electric vehicle charging devices.
Annex A: EVCG funded charging sockets
Table 1 - Cumulative growth of EVCG funded charging sockets, UK (Chart 1)
As of 1 January 2024:
| Date | Car Park | Flats and Renters | Landlord |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/04/2022 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 01/07/2022 | 102 | 466 | 22 |
| 01/10/2022 | 467 | 965 | 129 |
| 01/01/2023 | 641 | 1,375 | 179 |
| 01/04/2023 | 924 | 1,826 | 278 |
| 01/07/2023 | 1,143 | 2,338 | 454 |
| 01/10/2023 | 1,500 | 2,844 | 535 |
| 01/01/2024 | 1,677 | 3,169 | 621 |
Annex B: WCS regional table
Table 2 - WCS total sockets and devices per 100,000 population per region (Maps 1 and 2)
As of 1 January 2024:
| Region | WCS Total Sockets | WCS Sockets per 100,000 Population |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 51,449 | 77 |
| North East | 2,449 | 93 |
| North West | 5,907 | 80 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 5,215 | 95 |
| East Midlands | 4,833 | 99 |
| West Midlands | 5,222 | 88 |
| East of England | 6,244 | 98 |
| London | 3,347 | 38 |
| South East | 7,572 | 81 |
| South West | 4,569 | 80 |
| Wales | 1,936 | 62 |
| Scotland | 3,239 | 59 |
| Northern Ireland | 916 | 48 |
Next update
The next quarterly report will be released in May 2024.
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