{"id":419470,"date":"2026-01-02T11:11:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T10:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=419470"},"modified":"2026-01-02T11:11:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T10:11:58","slug":"electric-car-charger-rollout-suffers-slowdown-in-blow-to-labour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=419470","title":{"rendered":"Electric car charger rollout suffers slowdown in blow to\u00a0Labour"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"723\" data-attachment-id=\"419478\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=419478\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AQN7LoMs9IHwl0mGvms12omiIZc3_kNlm00oWaMH-oDI6gNM_UrTHMvYDgj0rhlJZbADZFLnxjR1dPeSvxKTnVl_UpcEY4X1bzWCsm-2zsPO6RSyj3R2YS8XYCZTfcAc1xBnyyIyyX4KkLGOAdYevm6E6BQT.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Recent reports from late December 2025 and early January 2026 highlight a significant slowdown in the installation of public electric vehicle (EV) chargers in the UK, marking the first year-on-year decline in the rate of new additions. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>This development has been described as a setback for the Labour government&#8217;s net zero ambitions, particularly its push to accelerate the transition to EVs ahead of the 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel car sales.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Multiple factors have contributed, based on industry analysis:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Slower-than-expected EV adoption \u2014 EV sales rose to 23% of new car sales in the first 11 months of 2025 (up from 19% in 2024), but growth has been weaker than projected, reducing investor confidence in new charger deployments.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rising costs and grid connection delays \u2014 Charge point operators face increasing expenses and bottlenecks in connecting to the electricity grid.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Policy signals \u2014 Critics point to &#8220;mixed messages&#8221; from the Labour government, including the introduction of a pay-per-mile tax on EVs starting in 2028 (announced in the Autumn Budget). Earlier decisions, such as scrapping a \u00a3950m rapid charging fund from the previous Conservative government, have also drawn scrutiny.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Delayed funding rollout \u2014 Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) funding for councils has been slow to deploy, with significant allocations expected only in 2026\u20132027.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com\/2026\/01\/01\/electric-car-charger-rollout-suffers-slowdown-in-blow-to-labour\/\">NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Paul Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>When ideology hits the buffers of the real world:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the Telegraph:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"262\" data-attachment-id=\"419472\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=419472\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-24.png?fit=886%2C321&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"886,321\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-24.png?fit=723%2C262&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-24.png?resize=723%2C262&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Headline from the Telegraph discussing the slowdown of the electric car charger rollout, which is significant for the Labour party.\" class=\"wp-image-419472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-24.png?w=886&amp;ssl=1 886w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-24.png?resize=300%2C109&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-24.png?resize=768%2C278&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-24.png?resize=640%2C232&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The number of electric vehicle (EV) chargers being installed in Britain has fallen for the first time, in a significant blow to the Government\u2019s push for drivers to switch from petrol and diesel.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Public charger installations are down by 30pc for the first 11 months of this year compared to all of 2024, the first time on record the rate has not increased.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Figures from Zap Map, which provides data to the Office for National Statistics, show that 13,469 were installed by the end of November this year, compared to a total of 19,834 in 2024.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The drop is a blow to Labour\u2019s net zero plan to accelerate the switch to EVs and comes at a critical moment, with industry figures warning that a planned&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/business\/2025\/12\/03\/petrol-cars-cheaper-than-evs-after-tax-raid\/\"><em>pay-per-mile tax on electric cars<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;also threatens to deter sales.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>It will raise fresh doubts about the Government\u2019s EV plans. Labour is under pressure to delay or drop an incoming ban on petrol cars after the&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/world-news\/2025\/12\/16\/eu-abandons-petrol-car-ban\/\"><em>EU scrapped its own ban<\/em><\/a><em>, which was due to take effect in 2035.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"464\" data-attachment-id=\"419473\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=419473\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-25.png?fit=1024%2C657&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,657\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-25.png?fit=723%2C464&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-25.png?resize=723%2C464&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bar chart showing public car charger installations from 2021 to 2025, with a notable peak in 2024 and a projected decrease in 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-419473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-25.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-25.png?resize=300%2C192&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-25.png?resize=768%2C493&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-25.png?resize=640%2C411&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Full story&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/business\/2025\/12\/31\/electric-car-charger-installations-fall-for-first-time\/\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All of this was very easily predictable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Government targets are one thing, but EV chargers are usually installed by private companies. And they are not going to waste billions on chargers that will be heavily underutilised for years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are still less than 2 million EVs on the road in the UK, despite rising sales, about 6% of all cars. Moreover most of this are charged at home. After all, who would willingly buy one that can\u2019t be?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Demand for public chargers is therefore weak and largely limited to long journeys and business cars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The DTI reckons we will need half a million chargers by 2030, but we have less than 90,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eventually supply of chargers will rise to meet demand. 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