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<p>As of 1<sup>st</sup> April 2023, the proportion of charging devices and sockets
located in rural areas in England was approximately 26%.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>Rural</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Charging
Devices</p></td><td><p>5,700</p></td><td><p>34,203</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Workplace
Charging Scheme (WCS)</p></td><td><p>9,844</p></td><td><p>34,556</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Electric
Vehicle Chargepoint Grant (EVCG)</p></td><td><p>354</p></td><td><p>1,615</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Electric
Vehicle Homecharge Scheme (EVHS)</p></td><td><p>78,393</p></td><td><p>292,354</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Domestic
Recharging Scheme (DRS)</p></td><td><p>10,546</p></td><td><p>35,187</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>This data represents those charging points paid for under government schemes,
or recorded on Zapmaps, and likely underestimates the total amount of chargers.</p><p>
</p><p>Today, the majority of electric car charging happens at home and the Government
expects home charging will remain central to the future charging behaviour of drivers.
The full number of home chargers is not recorded.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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