The UK has missed its 2023 motorway electric charge point target, according to latest figures from the RAC.
The government aimed for every service station in England to have at least six rapid or ultra-rapid chargers by the end of 2023, as reported by the BBC.
RAC data reveals that four in 10 meet this criteria.
In December 2023, the RAC analysed data from charger locator business Zapmap and found 178 additional faster chargers had been installed since April.
However, only 46 of 119 sites now had six of these high-powered charging facilities in place.
Subscribe to Sustainability Beat for free
Sign up here to get the latest sustainability news sent straight to your inbox everyday
RAC spokesman Simon Williams said: “There is undoubtedly an eagerness among charge point companies and motorway service operators to install these types of units but unfortunately, it’s often the high-power cabling to the grid that’s the major barrier which is out of their hands.
“More clearly needs to be done to make this process simpler than it is currently.”
A spokesperson for the Department for Transport (DfT) said: “The number of public charge points is surging across the country and around 96% of motorway services now offer charging facilities for drivers.
“As well as our £70 million pilot to help roll out ultra-rapid charge points on motorways, we are driving forward the biggest reforms to our electricity grid since the 1950s – halving the time it takes to build networks and speeding up connections.”
