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<p>The Government has not made an estimate of the number of electric vehicle chargepoints
required for individual towns, cities or villages. The needs will be highly dependent
on local circumstances, such as how many people travel to work by car and level of
off street residential parking. We expect the transition to cleaner road transport
to be industry- and consumer-led, supported in the coming years by the measures set
out in the Road to Zero strategy published in July.</p><p> </p><p>A widespread public
chargepoint network is important for drivers who do high mileage, travel long distances
and/or have no access to chargepoints at home or work. The UK already has more than
14,000 public chargepoints, one of the largest and most comprehensive rapid networks
in Europe.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s goal is to encourage and leverage private
sector investment to build and operate a thriving, self-sustaining public network
with the right framework of policy support. The Road to Zero document, for instance,
includes commitments to expand electric and low emission vehicle infrastructure significantly
across the country. The department will continue to monitor whether any significant
gaps, in uptake or infrastructure provision, emerge in the medium term and consider
whether there is a case for direct central Government support in areas where there
is a market failure.</p>
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