EIR - Electric on-street charging [Jul 2025]

Your request 

1. How many public charging outlets or chargepoints for electric or plug- in hybrid vehicles have you installed to date in your local authority? Please provide figures to the nearest possible date and include the month and the year the figures correspond to.
2. For Question 1, how many of the public charging outlets or chargepoints are those classed as On-Street Residential Chargepoints, located on-street in residential streets or areas?
3. How many public charging outlets or chargepoints for electric or plug- in hybrid vehicles do you plan to install in the current fiscal year or the current calendar year? Please provide figures to whichever timeframe corresponds with your reporting.
4. For Question 3, how many of the planned public charging outlets or chargepoints are classed as On-Street Residential Chargepoints, to be installed in on-street residential areas?
5. Do you have a published strategy for On-Street Residential charging infrastructure?
6. Do you have a dedicated Policy Officer (or equivalent) responsible for your electric vehicle charging infrastructure?
7. Have you applied for the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund yet? If yes, have you been successful?

Our response

Please keep in mind for all responses that the Mayor’s London’s 2030 electric vehicle infrastructure strategy addresses the overarching ambition of delivering charge points in London, rather than addressing more granular details of how charge points will be delivered. Each individual borough is responsible for producing their own strategy.

For Q1 – 5: As a strategic regional authority, the Greater London Authority (GLA) is responsible for setting the direction for London’s delivery of electric vehicle charge points, as set out in the Mayor’s Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy (EVIS), available here: Electric vehicles & charge points - Transport for London. The Mayor also has a manifesto commitment for 40,000 charge points in London by 2030 which will be delivered by TfL, the London Boroughs and the private sector.

While Transport for London (TfL) is working to deliver the Mayor’s priorities as set out in the strategy, the London boroughs are responsible for the delivery of charge points on their own land including on-street residential charge points. The GLA itself is not directly responsible for the delivery of electric vehicle charge points in London and therefore does not hold any information in scope of your request for questions 1 to 4. I would recommend you instead contact each of the London boroughs directly, who will be best placed to support you with your request. You may also wish to refer to “ZapMap” which provides regular updates on the number of all publicly available charge points across London Electric Vehicle Charging Statistics 2024 | Zapmap

Separately, TfL has delivered over 300 rapid and ultra rapid charge points on the TfL road network to date, located in strategic locations to support high mileage, essential road users such as those who use their vehicle for work. This is in line with the EVIS. While this work does not specifically focus on on-street residential charge points, if you require more information or wish to contact TfL then please email [email protected].

For Q6: N/A. As noted above, the GLA is not directly responsible for the delivery of electric vehicle charge points. The GLA Air Quality Team works with TfL, the London Boroughs, and the private sector to implement the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy.

For Q7: No, the GLA has not applied for the LEVI fund and would not be able to as it is not a local authority.