Value for Money
Public chargepoints for electric vehicles
Published 13 December 2024
5 recommendations
Department for Transport
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Public electric vehicle chargepoint installations are on track, but government needs to make sure they are located in the right places.
Recommendations (5)
Source: NAO Recommendations Tracker
Department for Transport
Rec 1
Accepted
Work in Progress
DfT should consider whether developing regional demand forecasts, and demand forecasts differentiating between urban and rural locations, would aid the rollout of public chargepoints.
Department for Transport
Rec 2
Accepted
Implemented
DfT should develop a set of strategic principles for intervention, to guide its design of future interventions where chargepoint demand may not be addressed by its existing programmes.
Department for Transport
Rec 3
Accepted
Implemented
DfT should work with local authorities, and the central support body it established to help them, to develop a plan for how to sustain the capability built through the LEVI programme after it ends.
Department for Transport
Rec 4
Accepted
Work in Progress
DfT should develop a monitoring framework for the open data it collects through the Public Charge Point Regulations, so that it can understand emerging consumer and operator issues in the chargepoint market, including where regional variations may emerge.
Department for Transport
Rec 5
Accepted
Work in Progress
DfT should ensure that a clear understanding of what constitutes compliance to the chargepoint accessibility standard is determined, so that industry and local authorities can incorporate it into future installations.