The EV charging industry is poised to power a decade of growth. Our new report produced by LCP Delta shows that by 2035 the industry is projected to: 💪 Make a £15.5bn contribution to the UK economy 📈 Support a huge £385bn opportunity from wider electrification 👷 Secure 71,500 jobs directly and enable 334,000 more across the EV ecosystem 💷 Attract £30bn in external investment However, the right policy environment is critical. 🛑 This means no further changes to the ZEV mandate 🛑 Meanwhile there is an up to £5.7bn investment upside potential in the next five years from measures that both reduce charge point operator costs and reduce driver pricing. Read the press release and full report here: chargeuk.org/post/ev-chargin…

⚡️The key month of September has set yet another record for EV registrations in the UK in 2026.⚡️ BEV registrations were just shy of 100,000 at 99,199, growing 36.3% compared to September 2025 and reaching 28.3% market share for the year — well ahead of the real government ZEV mandate target of around 24.6% once flexibilities are taken into account. However, plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) sales grew even faster at 55.7% compared to September 2025, now reaching 17% market share. This week ChargeUK revealed that the top selling PHEV models in 2026 lack basic charging capability with over 50% of sales coming from Chinese manufacturers: chargeuk.org/post/uk-s-top-2… Shane Brennan, chief executive officer, ChargeUK said: "These numbers are hugely positive for the entire automotive sector. September is crunch time for car registrations and consumers have spoken — high petrol and diesel prices are motivating them to choose EVs in droves. This should put paid to the idea that the government's EV sales targets need any adjustment. If anything, once you consider the flexibilities car sellers have been given they look under ambitious. "One flexibility that should seriously concern government however is the allowance for car sellers to overcount the emissions reduction benefits of plug-in hybrids. They have grown dramatically as importers exploit our weaker rules. It is increasingly apparent drivers and government are being mis-sold on their charging capability, carbon impact and fuel-savings. The reality is a full electric is the best choice for drivers looking for a cleaner, cheaper to run vehicle." #EVs #ElectricVehicles #ZEVmandate

Today millions of households will start to benefit from @andyburnham's first policy as Prime Minister — zero VAT on their electricity bills. A welcome measure that will help allay cost pressures going into winter. However the EV charging industry and driver groups are united in calling on government to go one step further. Zero VAT on home electricity widens the 'driveway divide' between those who can charge an EV at home and the estimated 10 million households who cannot to over £200. So we're calling on the PM to end the divide in an open letter signed by: Shane Brennan, CEO, ChargeUK Edmund King OBE, president, @TheAA_UK Petar Georgiev, VP Corporate Affairs & Sustainability, @AmpecoGlobal Ian Plummer, Chief Customer Officer, @AutoTrader Toby Poston, CEO, @bvrla Chris Pateman-Jones, CEO, @ConnectedKerb Paul Bevan, Cadeirydd/Chair, @EVACymru Vicky Edmonds, CEO, @EVAEOfficial Neil Bowater, CEO, @evsmartnetwork Francis O’Donnell, Head of E-mobility, @ESBEVSolutions Warren Philips, Head of @fairchargeuk Tom Hurst, UK Country Director, @Fastned Rebecca Trebble, Chief Customer Officer, @GRIDSERVE_HQ Andreas Atkins, Country Manager UK & Ireland, IONITY Ian Johnston, CEO, Osprey Charging Melanie Lane, CEO, @powered_by_pod Deepa Chandrasekaran, Managing Director, Source EV Melanie Shufflebotham, COO and Co-founder, @zap_map #drivewaydivide #zeroto20 #evcharging

Responding to the Prime Minister’s announcement of a new public body focussing on grid connections, Great British Grid, Shane Brennan, CEO, ChargeUK said: “The PM is right to single out grid investment as a priority, but a focus on transmission is too narrow. Charging operators are suffering from expensive delayed grid access. We can’t continue building a twenty first century transport energy system, on nineteenth century infrastructure. “We hope that this is just the start of a more radical approach, because a structural change that might mean lower bills in ten years is not going to deliver the investor confidence and driver benefits we need at this crucial moment in the EV transition.”

🃏⚡️MPs challenged to play their Charge Card⚡️🃏 ChargeUK has created a ‘Top Trumps’ style pack cards featuring EV charging stats for every MP’s constituency. Every MP has a card with their figures, including the number of charge points in their constituency, the number of EVs, how they rank both nationally and within their region as well as a unique ‘charge fact’ about the constituency. The cards have been created for ChargeUK’s parliamentary drop-in session, taking place in at 12pm on Tuesday 15th September at Portcullis House, hosted by Chair of the Electric Vehicle APPG @Perran4CRH. The reverse of each card states three policy calls to keep MPs’ constituencies charging: 1. Don’t mess with the ZEV mandate The charging sector has committed £6bn on the back of the policy, weakening it will reduce investment. 2. Cut the VAT on public charging Home charging will now be zero VAT whilst public charging is levied at 20 per cent, hitting homes without driveways. 3. Tackle the standing charges Regulatory changes to network charges have been the single biggest influence on increased public charging prices. ChargeUK CEO Shane Brennan said: “The Charge Cards are a fun idea designed to highlight a genuine challenge — how we continue to rollout affordable, localised infrastructure that allows people in every corner of the country to choose to drive electric. The industry is investing billions in order to meet that challenge, but is facing political headwinds in the form of policy-driven costs and uncertainty around the ZEV mandate.” #zevmandate #electricvehicles #evs @Heidi_Labour @RicHolden

New AutoMotive have published the latest car registration data by fuel type for August 2026, showing 30 per cent market share and 30 per cent year on year growth for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in the month. (storage.googleapis.com/publi…) Meanwhile plug-in hybrid EVs (PHEVs) have reached 14 per cent market share, and 44 per cent growth year on year — the fastest of any fuel type, following a recent admission by the government that they are plugged in far less than assumed. (thetimes.com/uk/transport/ar…) EV charging statistics were also published today by Zapmap showing there were 123,677 EV chargers in the UK at end of August, an addition of 953 in the month. @ShaneBrennanUK, chief executive, ChargeUK said: “EV sales hitting another high this month is a massive success resulting from proactive government policy, industry innovation and consumer confidence. “However, there is a stark warning in here too. ‘Plug-in’ hybrid vehicles are not as often portrayed, a step in the right direction, but a major threat to the UK meeting its electrification goals. UK policy is already far too permissive of car sellers exploiting the loophole that sees PHEVs pushed on the country, when most peer markets recognise them for the barrier to real progress they are.” “As Ministers review the zero emission vehicle mandate, they must stand firm and not allow a row back on this success. Instead they can and should look at bearing down on the policies pushing up public charging costs that are the only thing now standing in the way of the electric transition the UK wants and needs."

Today the government has announced its planned review of the ZEV mandate, its key EV policy which sets automakers' EV sales targets. In response to the ZEV mandate consultation publication, Iain Coucher, Chair, ChargeUK said: "We welcome this planned review in which the government has committed to a full assessment of the EV transition, for automotive and charging industries, and for drivers. The ZEV mandate has underpinned the rollout of 120,000 public chargers to date and should be the foundation for a £385 billion economic opportunity from electrification by 2035. "Any weakening threatens billions in charging investment and thus the wider opportunity from electrification. The most extreme options in this consultation threaten to entirely upend the UK’s reindustrialisation plans. “There is limited public support for slowing the EV transition and we know millions more people would make the switch if it was affordable for them. So the government has an opportunity to deliver a voter-backed win for people’s pockets by doubling down on the ZEV mandate and cutting the policy costs pushing up public charging prices. Not only would this lower the cost of living it would unleash infrastructure investment in every postcode and reduce the country’s reliance on foreign oil.”

Most Brits don’t want Labour to put the brakes on the electric car switch. Coverage of our polling in the @Independent by @SteveFowler 👇 independent.co.uk/cars/elect…

Only a minority of the UK public backs slowing the EV transition. And an overwhelming majority of 2024 Labour voters support keeping pace or speeding up. Today we are warning @andyburnham and the Labour government of the political implications of weakening its key EV policy the ZEV mandate. Fortunately, there is a better way. Committing to the mandate trajectory and cutting the policy costs pushing up public charging prices. Reducing cost of living for the nearly 4.5m EV drivers on roads today and unleashing infrastructure investment in every postcode. ChargeUK's Head of Policy and Public Affairs Jarrod Birch said: “The British public is supportive of cleaner, cheaper driving — Labour voters especially. So, if Andy Burnham wants to deliver a voter-backed win for people’s pockets whilst reducing the country’s reliance on foreign oil, he need look no further than committing to an ironclad ZEV Mandate." Read the full press release here: chargeuk.org/post/only-a-min…

These are the BEST staycation destinations in the UK for EV car drivers — great piece from @Fastned in @TheSun ⚡️ thesun.co.uk/travel/40027110…

"The new PM's first policy move will make charging an EV at home even cheaper. But in doing so will inadvertently make the 'pavement tax'—the VAT differential for those who cannot charge at home—even wider. "Removing VAT from domestic energy lowers bills for and eases everyone's cost of living. It happens to come at a time when HMRC is fighting a tribunal ruling that would reduce VAT for public EV charging. "As the cost of public EV charging review progresses we urge that even greater consideration must be paid to the VAT inequality which just got bigger. The savings which are possible from driving electric can be a huge cost of living measure, and should be available to all." - Jarrod Birch, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, ChargeUK

ChargeUK has appointed Shane Brennan as CEO. Bringing over two decades of senior trade association leadership to the key charging sector role, Shane will succeed Vicky Read from late August. Shane will join ChargeUK from the Global Cold Chain Alliance, where he has held a global policy role for the past three years, having previously led the Cold Chain Federation in the UK as Chief Executive. Iain Coucher, Chair, ChargeUK said: “Shane’s extensive experience leading trade organisations in complex industries that share challenges with the charging sector, implementing strategic change and achieving significant growth, stood out as directly suited to lead ChargeUK into its next phase." Shane Brennan, incoming Chief Executive Officer, ChargeUK said: “I am excited to be taking on this position at a vital moment. ChargeUK is young, fast-moving, impactful, and our members are delivering on one of the UK’s most important infrastructure challenges. The foundations Vicky and the team have built are genuinely impressive — strong policy access, a growing membership, and a mission the sector believes in. My job is to build on that. Vicky Read, outgoing Chief Executive Officer, ChargeUK said: “It has been an honour to lead ChargeUK in its inaugural years and I am proud of the achievements we have made, building a trusted advocacy organisation for this critical sector. I am delighted to be able to pass the baton to Shane, whose experience growing trade associations, managing member engagement and navigating complex industries to create meaningful policy impact is clear. I look forward to watching how the organisation grows and develops as it enters both the next phase of its growth and of the UK’s transport transition.” Read the full announcement here: chargeuk.org/post/chargeuk-a…

Where has the fastest growth in rapid charging been in the past two years? Contrary to recent claims that infrastructure rollout is concentrated on the capital, the answer is not London. The East of England has seen the most pronounced growth in the last two years, almost doubling rapid charging provision. Whilst the North West and North East have also seen surges. ChargeUK CEO Vicky Read said: "Not only is charging infrastructure running ahead of EV adoption, these new figures show that is delivering local renewal across the country." Read the full press release here: chargeuk.org/post/over-nine-…

“This government said it would not flip-flop like the previous did. To move the goalposts again would be exactly that – an act of self-harm denying the country a forward facing, economically prosperous industry leaving us behind the rest of the world.” 👆 ChargeUK CEO Vicky Read in the Guardian today following reports that the government is considering watering down the ZEV Mandate yet again. theguardian.com/environment/…

As reported by The @Telegraph yesterday, ChargeUK wrote to the Prime Minister @Keir_Starmer last week to outline why a u-turn on the ZEV Mandate would be so harmful. Another rollback on this key EV policy would: Undercut this government's promise on the cost of living. Halve investment in the UK's thriving public charging sector. Undermine Britain's reputation as a trustworthy market in which to invest. There remains a policy lever not yet pulled, which is the cost of public EV charging. Pushed unnecessarily high by policy factors, a review on this is currently underway and could significantly reduce public charging prices. Reducing costs for the more than two million drivers already on UK roads as well as making driving an EV affordable for millions more — especially those who cannot charge at home. We asked the Prime Minister for a meeting and await a response. #zevmandate #electricvehicles

Responding to reports in The Sunday Times this morning that @Keir_Starmer is considering watering down the government's key EV policy, Vicky Read, CEO, ChargeUK has said: “That the Prime Minister is considering weakening the key policy underpinning the £385 billion economic opportunity from transport electrification is astonishing. Weakening the ZEV Mandate for a third time would not only slam the brakes on infrastructure rollout and send the entire transition into a tailspin. It would bring Britain’s reputation as a market worth investing in into disrepute. “The charging sector has ploughed billions into putting chargers in the ground on the basis of this policy, ahead of profitability. It is expected to support 71,000 jobs by 2035, and we will not see the 334,000 it could provide the foundation for across the automotive sector as it electrifies without the mandate staying as it is. This government said it would not flip flop like the previous did. To move the goalposts again would be exactly that — an act of self-harm denying the country a forward facing, economically prosperous industry leaving us behind the rest of the world.” The news comes in the week that ChargeUK published a landmark report produced by LCP Delta on the economic potential of the EV charging sector and wider transport electrification. Read the full press release and report here: chargeuk.org/post/ev-chargin…

Responding to the extension of the fuel duty freeze, Jarrod Birch, head of policy and public affairs, ChargeUK said: "The government is now extending a tax freeze for fossil fuel drivers whilst it fights a legal ruling which would reduce tax for those driving EVs. As petrol prices have surged, charging an EV on the public networks has become marginally cheaper than fossil fuels. But unlike the war in Iran, the cost of public EV charging is largely within government's control. "There are now more than two million EV drivers in the UK – a considerable constituency of people whose cost of living counts too. There could be millions more if public EV charging was made affordable for all. Extending the fuel duty freeze without urgent action to address the policy costs pushing up public EV charging prices is unjust and unsound.”

The latest car registration figures from @SMMT today show EV sales were up 59.1% year on year in April and that there are now over two million EVs registered in the UK. Responding to the news, ChargeUK CEO Vicky Read said: "A nearly sixty per cent surge in EV registrations in April conclusively shows that now is the time to double down on the transition. "By staying firm on EV sales quotas and addressing unnecessarily high public charging costs, the government can save cash for two million existing EV drivers and make driving electric affordable for millions more. Achieving a vote winning combination of reducing cost of living, boosting economic growth and meeting climate goals.”