Has the future finally arrived? It seems to be the case, as reported by the mapping service Zap-Map, the UK’s top app for electric car drivers. The map supports drivers with locating their nearest EV charging points, helping them navigate their journeys and pay for charging.
According to the service, pure-electric cars officially outsold petrol vehicles for first time in UK history: In December 2022, 42,000 pure-electric vehicles had been sold, overtaking the figure for petrol vehicle sales.
Melanie Shufflebotham, co-founder and CEO at Zap-Map said “2022 was a record year for both EV sales and public charging rollout. With more than 8,800 net new chargers installed, a 30% increase, the UK’s network is keeping good pace with the take up of cleaner, greener cars.”
Even more positive is the number of ultra-rapid chargers that have been introduced across the UK in 2022. Creating the necessary charging backbone in the UK will be crucial to sustain the growing number of EVs on the UK’s roads. More specifically, the number of ultra-rapid chargers grew from 1,290 at the end of 2021 to 2,295 at the end of 2022 – an increase that aligns well with the transition to EVs in the future.
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