Recommendation 13

The scale and reach of the charging infrastructure has grown over the past decade.26 The Department for Transport informed us that there are now 20,800 public charge-points in the UK, with 783 new charge-points created in the 30 days before our evidence session in March 2021, 124 of which were rapid.27 The Department told us that its interventions 17 Q 29 18 Q 46 19 C&AG’s Report, para 2.26 20 Qq 46, 53 21 Q 11 22 Q 12 23 Q14; C&AG’s Report, para 2.4, Figure 8 24 Qq 14, 41 25 Q 15 26 Q 31; C&AG’s Report, para 12 27 Qq 12, 31 Low emission cars 11 have been pitched to stimulate more rapid private investment, and achieve a good return and value for public investment. It saw Government’s role in developing the charging infrastructure as spotting market failures and unblocking problems.28