Electric vehicle (EV) charging business Connected Kerb has announced plans to install 190,000 public on-street EV chargers across the UK by 2030.

The chargers, worth up to £1.9 billion, would provide EV charging for tens of millions of drivers without off-street parking.

The company has secured new partnerships for 10,000 public on-street EV chargers across the UK this year, the majority of which will be deployed across West Sussex and Kent.

The West Sussex tender is believed to be the UK’s largest ever deployment by a local authority.

According to figures from SMMT, pure EV sales are up by 88 per cent year-to-date compared to 2020.

Research from Ofgem also found that one in four UK households intending to by an EV in the next five years.

Deals for a further 30,000 chargers are expected conclude next year, as part of the company’s ambition to “level up” charging across the UK.

“Knowing you can arrive at virtually any location, at any time, in any vehicle and cheaply charge your battery without inconvenience or faff is the reality we have to deliver to create an EV society,” said Dr Chris Pateman-Jones, chief executive, Connected Kerb. “Our rollout of public chargers – one of the most ambitious the UK has ever seen – encapsulates that future, helping individuals and businesses to confidently make the switch to electric, reducing their carbon footprint and cutting air pollution.”

The chief exec added: “Targets are important – for an industry so critical to the decarbonisation of transport, we need goals to work towards and objectives to which we are all accountable. However, they need to be met with action. With deals confirmed for 10,000 chargers this year alone and 30,000 more expected next year, we are demonstrating that we’re getting on with the job and delivering the change that needs to happen – not just talking about it.”

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