The number of electric vehicle chargers in Watford almost doubled in the last year, giving residents some of the best access in the UK.

Department for Transport figures show there were 392 public electric car chargers in Watford as of July – up from 209 the year before.

The number of public chargers has now risen by 88% over the last year.

Currently, there are 380 public chargers per 100,000 people in Watford, meaning it has some of the best access in the country. However, of those installed in the town, just 20 were rapid chargers.

Find a map of all the charging stations in Watford here.

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RAC head of policy Simon Williams said: "It is extremely positive that electric vehicle chargers continue to be installed at pace in public locations, giving current and prospective EV drivers more confidence that they’ll be able to charge up when and where they need to, but there are significant differences when it comes to regional and local accessibility."

The Government set a target of installing 300,000 public electric chargers by 2030, meaning around 3,600 chargers must be installed across the UK per month.

 65,000 chargers have been installed as of July 2024 – a rise of 47% on the year before, keeping the government goal on track.