How Many Charging Points are there in the UK?

How Many Charging Points are there in the UK?

There are almost 34,000 car charging points across the UK, based at around 20,500 locations.(Updated August 2022 ) with over 1500 being added in the last month according to Zap Map.

There are now more electric charging locations than conventional fuel stations. Nissan revealed that as at August 2019 there were over 9,000 EV charging stations across the UK compared to 8,396 fuel stations, which have been declining in recent years.

In contrast EV charging sites are increasing rapidly – from just over 900 in 2012, rising to over 6,500 in 2018. With locations increasing monthly the total so far in 2022 has reached a staggering 20,500 including more than 13,000 Rapid Charging points.

How many TESLA Charging Stations are there in the UK?

In April 2022 there were approx. 880 Tesla Superchargers in the UK and more than 35,000 Destination Chargers at popular hotels, restaurants and resorts.

Tesla operates two different networks – Super Charger and Destination.

Superchargers allow Tesla drivers to rapid charge on the UK’s major trunk roads, while Destination chargers are installed at destinations. Destinations are locations where drivers are likely to spend a longer period of time.

What does it cost to charge a Tesla?

For drivers of older Tesla models it is free to use both networks. However any Tesla ordered after 15 January 2017 needs to pay for the use of the rapid Super Charger points. 

Destination chargers are usually free to use by all Tesla drivers who are customers of the destinations where the points are located.

Access to the charger is dependent on car-to-charger communication, so for non Tesla drivers there is no Supercharger or Destination cross-network compatibility. However, Tesla often install a non-Tesla type 2 charge point alongside their Destination chargers and these are available for any EV driver to use providing they have a type 2 inlet on their car since the unit comes with tethered cables.