Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has contingency plans to intervene in the event that private sector delivery of public electric vehicle chargepoints falls below the level required to meet the 2030 target.

An estimate of potential future demand for charge points was originally published in the 2022 “Taking Charge: The National Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy” and ranged from 280,000 to 720,000 in 2030. This analysis was updated in 2024 to a range of 250,000 to 550,000 in 2030.

We closely monitor charge point rollout and publish public charger statistics monthly. Statistics include publicly and privately funded public charge points. We support uptake through targeted grants and funding and regularly engage with local authorities and the private sector on progress. The Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund is expected to deliver another 100,000 public chargers across England, leveraging significant private sector investment alongside public funding. The LEVI Fund requires local authorities to complete quarterly reporting of charge point delivery.