The figures suggest the charging network would need to be eight times larger by 2035
Field Dynamics, a leading net zero data analytics consultancy, carried out research to assess what EV charging demand is required today and into the future.
The firm’s modelling was based on analysis of the annual mileages of every car and van with a valid MOT over recent years (equating to 140 million records), paired with equivalent EVs to work out real-life energy demand using terawatt-hour (TWh) figures. This dataset gives the energy demand of every car and van on the road in Britain – and Field Dynamics has dubbed it GigaMap.
Its analysis looks ahead to 2035 – when the ICE ban comes into effect – modelling a scenario where a third of the fleet is electric. Based on current energy demands and charger utilisation figures, the figures suggest the network would need to be eight times larger than it is today – with some 120,917 slow chargers, 234,700 fast chargers, 461,150 rapid chargers and 39,926 ultra-rapid chargers.