Brighton among best areas in the UK to own an electric car

Brighton has been named as the third best area in the country to own an electric car, says research by car usership experts CarGuide.co.uk.

The study analysed the number of electric car charging points on ZapMap and Office of National Statistics data to establish which area in the UK with a population of more than 100,000, has the highest number of charging points per 100,000 population.

The data found that Milton Keynes has the highest number of charging points per 100,000 people, at 137.3. 

This comes as a result of 371 total charging points in the area and a population of 270,203. The area also boasts the highest number of rapid charging devices at 121.

The second-best area in the UK to own an electric vehicle is Coventry which has 127.8 charging points per 100,000 people. 

The area has a total of 485 charging points, significantly more than Milton Keynes, but with a population of 379,387, this means that the area provides slightly less accessibility to charging points than Milton Keynes.

Brighton ranked third due to its 117.9 charging devices per 100,000 people as a result of 344 public charging devices and a population of 291,738. 

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The worst area in the UK to own an electric car is revealed to be Bolton, which has the lowest number of accessible charging points per population with only 8.3 per 100,000 available. 

With a total of 24 public charging devices across the area and a population of 288,248, Bolton is the area with the least access to charging points for electric vehicle owners.

CarGuide.co.uk founder, Olli Astley, commented on the findings: “Whilst we at CarGuide.co.uk believe that Motorists getting into electric vehicles is the best way forward due to the benefits to the environment, the UK’s charging infrastructure still has a way to go."