The UK’s Oxfordshire County Council has approved the construction of 11 new public charging sites across Oxfordshire, which form part of a £4 million government-funded program to bring over 1,500 new EV chargers to the county by summer 2028. The chargers are set to be a mix of off-street sites and on-street charging locations, additionally aiding those unable to charge at home in making the switch to an electric vehicle.
Thousands more EV chargers, on-street and off-street, are coming to Oxfordshire
The 11 approved locations span Berinsfield, Burford, Henley-on-Thames, Kidlington and Oxford, as part of the larger charging rollout plan. The vast majority of on-street units will charge at 7.4kW, designed for those without a driveway to leave their EV plugged in overnight or for a few hours at a time – though there will be a small number of 50kW-plus units installed in certain locations. Approximately 30% of Oxfordshire residents do not have private driveways, so ensuring the area has an adequate supply of on-street charging is crucial to ensure that all drivers are able to reliably make the switch to an electric car.
Once complete, the programme will more than double the number of public EV chargers currently available in the county, ahead of the 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel vehicle sales. Connected Kerb is delivering the on-street chargers as well as units at park and ride sites and council car parks, while local charging firm EZ-Charge will install and operate larger charging hubs in city and district council car parks.
Councillor Gareth Epps, Oxfordshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Transport, commented:
“Approving these first sites marks an important step in making electric vehicle charging more widely available across Oxfordshire. There is more work to do before some sites can move forward, but we need to achieve a balance between ensuring residents without EVs can continue to park and access essential amenities and providing a public charger service that encourages EV take-up. Reliable public charging is essential if people are to have the confidence to switch to electric vehicles. This is particularly important for residents without driveways and for rural and underserved communities, so that nobody is left behind.”
