Department for Transport written question – answered at on 4 June 2026.
Mary Glindon
Labour, Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to monitor the electricity output of electric vehicle charge points relative to their advertised speeds.
Keir Mather
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Department does not routinely monitor electric vehicle charge points to verify their output speeds. While the advertised rate is the maximum charging speed of the charge point, the real-world rate at which a vehicle charges will vary depending on a range of factors, including a vehicle’s battery and charging systems, and wider demand at a site at the time of charging.
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