The UK Government are committed to phasing out new Petrol and Diesel vehicles by 2030. However, there are real concerns that not enough resource is being provided to ensure there is a public charging infrastructure that will be able to support the level of demand from electric vehicles that policy would entail. These requests are aimed at achieving a better understanding of where individual authorities are at in their efforts to provide public charging infrastructure within their jurisdictions.

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000:

1. Does your authority have an electric vehicle charging transition strategy (or equivalent)?
No, not yet but work in progress

2. Have you published this strategy? If so, please provide a link to or copy of the document.
Not applicable

3. How many public electric vehicle chargers have been installed within your authority’s jurisdiction?
54 run by Wokingham Borough Council

4. How many electric vehicle chargers have been installed within your authority’s jurisdiction in each of the last three years (2019,
2020, 2021)?
2019/20: 8
2020/21: 50
2021/22: 97

5. How many electric vehicle chargers do you intend to be installed within your authority’s jurisdiction in each of the next three years (2022, 2023, 2024)?
2022/23
Active socket:227
Passive socket: 188
2023/24
Active socket: 229
Passive Socket: 190
2024/25
Active socket: 231
Passive Socket: 192