Public EV chargers in Cambridge
Figures as at 1 Jul 2026, published 27 Aug 2026. Next update due November 2026.
Cambridge had 467 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, or 312.7 for every 100,000 people. That is above the UK average of 174.9.
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467
public EV chargers
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026
78
rapid or ultra-rapid (50kW and above)
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026
312.7
chargers per 100,000 people (UK 174.9)
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026; ONS mid-2024 population
32nd
of 361 councils for chargers per person
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026
Since 1 January 2026
Public chargers in Cambridge rose by 10% between 1 January 2026 and 1 July 2026.
| Date | Chargers | 50kW and above | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | 424 | 78 | 283.9 |
| 1 Apr 2026 | 433 | 78 | 289.9 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | 467 | 78 | 312.7 |
Against England and the UK
Per person figures let a small council be compared with a big one.
| Area | Chargers per 100,000 | 50kW+ per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | 312.7 | 52.2 |
| England | 172.7 | 40.7 |
| United Kingdom | 174.9 | 41.7 |
Councils ranked near Cambridge
| Rank | Council | Chargers | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Welwyn Hatfield | 430 | 350.1 |
| 30 | Shetland Islands | 75 | 323.4 |
| 31 | Milton Keynes | 987 | 322.7 |
| 32 | Cambridge | 467 | 312.7 |
| 33 | Cotswold | 284 | 309.8 |
| 34 | Ceredigion | 222 | 305.8 |
| 35 | Newport | 509 | 303.2 |
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Source and method
- Source
- Department for Transport, Electric vehicle charging infrastructure statistics: data tables (EVCI) (tables EVCI0101, EVCI0102, EVCI0201 and EVCI0301)
- Figures as at
- 1 July 2026
- Published
- 27 August 2026. Next update due November 2026.
- Status
- Official statistics in development
- Licence
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
A charger is one public charging device. Rank compares all 361 councils by chargers per 100,000 people (ONS mid-2024 population). How we use the figures.
Every dataset we use is listed on our data sources page, with the credit lines on our attribution page.