Electric vehicles
While air pollution from road transport has reduced dramatically in recent years, it’s still one of the biggest sources of harmful emissions in London. That’s why we’re continuing to take action. We're doing this by:
- expanding London’s electric vehicle (EV) charging network
- investing in a growing fleet of electric buses. Currently London's is the largest zero-emission bus fleet in Western Europe.
Charge points
To ensure London is electric vehicle-ready, we need enough charge points across the city.
The Mayor is working with partners to more than double the number of charge points installed since 2016, aiming for more than 40,000 by 2030. You can read more about how we are supporting this transition in Transport for London’s Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy.
The strategy looks ahead to 2030 and considers industry trends and upcoming technology, as well as the needs of everyday users as London moves beyond early adopters. It supports the Mayor’s ambition for London to be a net-zero carbon city by 2030, which is to ensure cleaner air for all by accelerating the switch to electric vehicles.
As of April 2026, over 30 per cent of all UK charge points for electric vehicles are in London. The Zap-Map website has a map of electric vehicle charging points across London and the rest of the UK.
Explore the electric vehicle charging points map.
Rapid charging points
Rapid charging points are essential to supporting Londoners and businesses switch to electric vehicles.
While standard charging points can fully charge an electric vehicle in around 7-8 hours, rapid charging points can do the same in just 20-30 minutes. This makes them ideal for high mileage users like taxi and van drivers. Our Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy forecasts that London will need up to 4,000 rapid or ultra rapid charging points by 2030 to support the electrification of these vehicles.
Charging points for residents
Alongside rapid charging points, the Mayor has been working with London Councils to help boroughs install thousands of slow-to-fast charging points on residential streets. These will enable more residents, especially those without off-street parking, to switch to an electric vehicle.
Electric buses and taxis
As of June 2026, there are 3,000 zero-emission buses operating across the city, meaning 30 per cent of the entire bus fleet in London is using zero-emission technology, and making it the largest zero-emission bus fleet in western Europe.
London's taxi fleet is also becoming cleaner. TfL no longer license new diesel taxis and has lowered the maximum age limit for older cabs. As a result, 68 per cent of London’s taxis are also now zero-emission capable (as of March 2026).
Our work to expand the network of rapid charge points across the capital will also support these high-mileage vehicles and make switching to electric easier for drivers. The Mayor's Taxi and Private Hire Action Plan 2025 sets out our ambition for taxi and private hire services in London to 2030.
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