UK electric vehicle charger rollout risks regional divide, report warns

National Audit Office says government on track to install 300,000 charge points by 2030 but areas outside south-east risk missing out

Plans to roll out 300,000 electric vehicle charge points across the UK by 2030 risks creating a regional divide" between well-connected areas in London and the south-east and the rest of the country, according to the spending watchdog.

The National Audit Office found that the government was on track to meet its goal for 300,000 charge points to be fitted by 2030, but that large swathes of the country were missing out.