Public EV chargers in Cardiff
Figures as at 1 Jul 2026, published 27 Aug 2026. Next update due November 2026.
Cardiff had 454 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, or 118.3 for every 100,000 people. That is below the UK average of 174.9.
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454
public EV chargers
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026
181
rapid or ultra-rapid (50kW and above)
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026
118.3
chargers per 100,000 people (UK 174.9)
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026; ONS mid-2024 population
Joint 230th
of 361 councils for chargers per person
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026
Since 1 January 2026
Public chargers in Cardiff rose by 2% between 1 January 2026 and 1 July 2026.
| Date | Chargers | 50kW and above | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | 447 | 161 | 116.4 |
| 1 Apr 2026 | 431 | 159 | 112.3 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | 454 | 181 | 118.3 |
Against Wales 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 118.3 | 47.1 |
| Wales | 185.5 | 42.8 |
| United Kingdom | 174.9 | 41.7 |
Councils ranked near Cardiff
| Rank | Council | Chargers | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 226 | Harrow | 325 | 120.0 |
| 228 | South Staffordshire | 137 | 119.7 |
| 229 | Newark and Sherwood | 153 | 119.6 |
| 230 | Cardiff | 454 | 118.3 |
| 230 | Test Valley | 160 | 118.3 |
| 232 | Flintshire | 184 | 118.0 |
| 233 | Sutton | 253 | 117.9 |
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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.