{"id":33980,"date":"2022-05-16T16:54:59","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T15:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myenergi.com\/?post_type=guides&#038;p=33980"},"modified":"2022-09-15T10:17:32","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T09:17:32","slug":"the-best-and-worst-uk-regions-to-own-an-ev","status":"publish","type":"guides","link":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/guides\/the-best-and-worst-uk-regions-to-own-an-ev\/","title":{"rendered":"The best and worst UK regions to own an EV!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div id='block-header-basic-block_628273898df74'  class='flexi-block header-basic-block py-8 lg:py-16 relative '>\n\n\n    <div class=\"relative \">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container flex flex-col mx-auto    justify-end py-11 md:py-9 lg:py-11 \">\n\t\t<div class=\"first-mt-0 \">\n                            <h1 class=\"h2 lg:h3 !mb-0\">\n                    The best and worst UK regions to own an EV!                <\/h1>\n                    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"relative flex flex-wrap justify-between w-full mx-auto\">\n    <div class=\"w-full py-5 breadcrumbs\">\n        <nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t<div id='block-columns-block_628273ea8df76'  class='bg-white flexi-block columns-block pt-8 lg:pt-16 pb-8 lg:pb-16 columns overflow-x-hidden'>\n\t\t<div class=\"container relative z-10 mx-auto max-w-8xl\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-7.5 lg:grid-cols-2 \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full w-full load-hidden flex flex-wrap flex-col column column-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full first-mt-0 last-mb-0 grow content-wrapper relative sm:px-10 pb-7 xl:pl-20 xl:pr-32 lg:py-16 pt-9 pb-8 md:pb-[62px] lg:pt-14 md:pt-16 sm:bg-grey-19 rounded-b-2.5xl !rounded-2.5xl \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"h4  text-left  \">How feasible is electric car charging across the UK?<\/h3>\n<p>While the technology which powers these vehicles is ever-increasing, how about the accessibility of public charging stations? While the majority of homeowners will purchase an at-home\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/myenergi.com\/zappi-ev-charger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EV charger<\/a>, for example, the zappi, that isn\u2019t an option for all.<\/p>\n<p>Houses with no allocated parking, flat and apartment owners are all hindered in these situations. While local authorities are starting to increase the accessibility of charging points in car parks, what if you\u2019re caught short and need a top-up or you\u2019re going to need to rely on public systems?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full w-full load-hidden flex flex-wrap flex-col column column-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full first-mt-0 last-mb-0 grow content-wrapper relative sm:px-10 pb-7 xl:pl-20 xl:pr-32 lg:py-16 pt-9 pb-8 md:pb-[62px] lg:pt-14 md:pt-16 sm:bg-grey-19 rounded-b-2.5xl !rounded-2.5xl \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"h4  text-left  \">Where are the charging stations?<\/h4>\n<p>We have taken a look at all of the UK wide charging stations available to the public to deem in order, which are the best and worst UK regions to own on EV based on ability to easily charge your vehicle at public charging stations.<\/p>\n<p>ZapMap\u00a0enables UK drivers to locate charging points across the UK, which is extremely helpful if planning a long journey. It also provides you with a route planner so you can plan accordingly. Using the data on ZapMap, we have listed the main geographical areas of the UK in order of their charging point accessibility.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div id='block-simple-content-block_628274388df77'  class='flexi-block simple-content-block pt-8 lg:pt-16 pb-8 lg:pb-16 '>\n\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto wide-container\">\n\n        <div class=\"content-inner bg-white rounded-2.5xl \">\n\n            <div class=\"mx-auto first-mt-0 last-mb-0 max-w-[90%] 2xl:max-w-[1410px]  \">\n\n                <h5 class=\"h3  text-left  \">Where is the best place to own an EV?<\/h5>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"block-fifty-fifty-img-txt-block_6282758f8df7f\"  class=\"bg-white flexi-block fifty-fifty-img-txt-block  \">\n\t<div class=\"container relative z-10 flex flex-wrap justify-center pb-0 mx-auto pt-8 lg:pt-16 pb-8 lg:pb-16 \">\n        <div class=\"flex flex-wrap w-full justify-center lg:justify-between items-center    \">\n\n            \n                <div class=\"w-full load-hidden image-wrapper lg:w-1\/2 md:max-w-[500px] lg:max-w-none  xl:pr-3.9\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/img1-5-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"w-full rounded-2.5xl\" alt=\"\" style=\"opacity: 1\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/img1-5-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/img1-5-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/img1-5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/img1-5-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/img1-5-330x330.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/img1-5-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/img1-5-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/img1-5.jpg 1410w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>                <\/div>\n\n            \n            \n                <div class=\"w-full self-center lg:w-1\/2 md:max-w-[500px] lg:max-w-none lg:pl-20 2xl:pl-45 pt-12 lg:pt-0 load-hidden content-wrapper\">\n                    <div class=\"w-full first-mt-0 last-mb-0 \">\n                        <h6 class=\"h4  text-left  \">The best place to own an EV in the UK is the Isle of Man<\/h6>\n<p>Isle of Man with just 98 charging points across the island, it doesn\u2019t sound like it should be the winner.<\/p>\n<p>However, due to its size and smaller population for every charging point, there are just 863 people and you won\u2019t have to travel too far to find a charging point with them appearing roughly every 2 square miles.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div id='block-simple-content-block_628275738df7e'  class='flexi-block simple-content-block pt-8 lg:pt-16 pb-8 lg:pb-16 '>\n\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto wide-container\">\n\n        <div class=\"content-inner bg-white rounded-2.5xl \">\n\n            <div class=\"mx-auto first-mt-0 last-mb-0 max-w-[90%] 2xl:max-w-[1410px]  \">\n\n                <p class=\"p1\"><h3 class=\"h4  text-left  \">London is in second place<\/h3><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u00a0London hits us in second place which is not surprising. Due to it\u2019s smaller area size there are over 16 charging points for every square mile. It is just beaten by the Isle of Man, however, as each of these charging points will be shared by roughly 894 people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><h4 class=\"h5  text-left  \">Closely followed by the South East<\/h4><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u00a0South East is in third place with a total of 5,220 charging points, across the landmass these would be shared between an average of 1,758 people. However they are frequently available and even on a long journey across the south-east coast will be complete in a full charge, but with charging points, every nearly every square mile you will have plenty of choices to stop and top up!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><h5 class=\"h5  text-left  \">And the South West<\/h5><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">South West, it is a similar picture here to the South East with 1,971 people for every charging point, you will have to travel slightly further through the countryside to find a charging point but in well-populated areas, they are not hard to find!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><h6 class=\"h5  text-left  \">A first for Northern regions of the UK, Scotland is 5th on the list<\/h6><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Scotland really should be higher on the list, as in densely populated area\u2019s you are likely to be sharing charging points between just 1,170 people, which is far fewer then both the South East and South-West regions. However, you wouldn\u2019t want to get stranded between the Loch Alsh and Strathpeffer as this 80 mile stretch of road has no charging points available. It scores lower down our list due to its size and area you would need to travel to find a charging point outside the major cities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><h4 class=\"h5  text-left  \">The North East puts in a good show<\/h4><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">North East, now we are starting to get into larger figures, with an area size of 3,317 miles\u00b2, you will be sharing charging points with over 2,000 people. Built-up areas such as Newcastle and Sunderland have charging points pretty much every square mile, however further up in places like Lindisfarne, you will be hard-pressed to find a charging point without a 10-plus mile journey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><h5 class=\"h5  text-left  \">East Midlands<\/h5><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">East Midlands, with a charging point available on average every 3 squared miles in the East Midlands, these will be shared between 2,200. Putting in firmly in 7th place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><h6 class=\"h5  text-left  \">Yorkshire and The Humber is firmly in 8th position<\/h6><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Yorkshire and The Humber, with an area size of nearly 6,000 miles\u00b2, these 2160 charging points are shared on average between 2,546 people and are available on average, every 3 squared miles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><h4 class=\"h5  text-left  \">It\u2019s not looking as good for residents of The Channel Islands<\/h4><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">The Channel Islands landmass is over 76 miles\u00b2, however, with 7 uninhabited islands, the majority of the charging points are centred around Saint Helier and Saint Peter Port which are the most populated areas. While searching for a charging point in these capitals will be very easy, you will be sharing them with over 2,100 other people!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">If you live anywhere in Jersey, apart from Saint Helier, the charging point accessibility is terrible, which puts it lower down our list.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><h5 class=\"h5  text-left  \">The small geographical area of West Midlands is low down on the list<\/h5><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">West Midlands is one of our smallest geographical areas, but this has helped it in terms of charging point accessibility. With densely populated areas such as Birmingham, there is a vast population sharing these 2,308 charging points. They are very easy to find though, with Birmingham housing 6 charging point within every square mile!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><h6 class=\"h5  text-left  \">Wales needs to up their game!<\/h6><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Wales, there are around 626,000 people living rurally in Wales (roughly 20% of its total population). These people are unlikely to have access to a charging point without a good 10-plus mile journey. However, in cities, ports and tourist areas they are more readily available. Still sharing one port between 2,240 people, puts Wales further down our list.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><h4 class=\"h5  text-left  \">Largely rural East of England isn\u2019t very well equipped for EV charging<\/h4><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">The East of England covers a very large rural demographic, this vast 7,382 mile\u00b2 space is home to some 6 million people. Which is twice as populated as Wales for a similar landmass. But it doesn\u2019t house double the amount of charging points and unfortunately in the East of England you would have to do a bit of travelling in rural parts to find a charging station which you will be sharing with over 2,500 people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><h5 class=\"h5  text-left  \">The North West is in the penultimate worst position<\/h5><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">North West, with a charging point available on average every 4 squared miles in the North West, these will be shared between 2,700. Putting in firmly in second to the last place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><h6 class=\"h5  text-left  \">Right at the bottom of our list is Northern Ireland<\/h6><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Northern Ireland, with just 523 charging points for 1.8 million people and a huge 5,400 square mile space, you don\u2019t want to be running low on charge out there!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">While owning an electric car is unlikely to be feasible without a home charging point currently for pretty much any part of the UK, it is still interesting to learn how well equipped your area is. The stats are continuously improving too, with an average of 130 new public charging points being installed across the UK every 30-days.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"block-fifty-fifty-img-txt-block_628277a48df80\"  class=\"bg-white flexi-block fifty-fifty-img-txt-block  \">\n\t<div class=\"container relative z-10 flex flex-wrap justify-center pb-0 mx-auto pt-8 lg:pt-16 pb-8 lg:pb-16 \">\n        <div class=\"flex flex-wrap w-full justify-center lg:justify-between items-center    \">\n\n            \n                <div class=\"w-full load-hidden image-wrapper lg:w-1\/2 md:max-w-[500px] lg:max-w-none  xl:pr-3.9\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/img2-5-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"w-full rounded-2.5xl\" alt=\"\" style=\"opacity: 1\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/img2-5-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/img2-5-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/img2-5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/img2-5-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/img2-5-330x330.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/img2-5-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/img2-5-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/img2-5.jpg 1410w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>                <\/div>\n\n            \n            \n                <div class=\"w-full self-center lg:w-1\/2 md:max-w-[500px] lg:max-w-none lg:pl-20 2xl:pl-45 pt-12 lg:pt-0 load-hidden content-wrapper\">\n                    <div class=\"w-full first-mt-0 last-mb-0 \">\n                        <h3 class=\"h4  text-left  \">Your leading renewables company<\/h3>\n<p>myenergi\u00a0UK are a leading renewables company specialising in the development of smart technology to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and energy from the grid.<\/p>\n<p>Their commitment to understanding climate change and combat emissions supports independent research such as this topic and aid to educate the population on types of renewable energy sources, electric vehicles and the accessibility of charging. 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