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London electric
vehicle infrastructure
delivery plan            Supported by

                         The Mayor’s
                         Electric Vehicle
                         Infrastructure
June 2019                Taskforce
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Contents

    Mayor’s foreword                       4   The delivery plan

                                               4.1 Challenges
    Executive summary
                                               4.2 Guiding principles
1   Introduction and aims
                                               4.3 Defining what is needed
    1.1 Introduction
                                           5   What can we do to make
    1.2	Supporting policies            	    this happen?
         towards zero emission
                                               5.1	Facilitate smoother installation
    1.3	What London is already                     and match supply with demand
         doing to support EV
         charging infrastructure               5.2 Reduce energy barriers
    1.4	The Mayor’s EV                        5.3	Share knowledge and maximise
         Infrastructure Taskforce                   potential of legislation

2	The current situation                       5.4 Charter of commitments
   in London
                                               Glossary
    2.1 Electric vehicles

    2.2 Charging infrastructure            	Appendix A – Detailed modelling
                                             assumptions and approach
    2.3 User experience
                                           	Appendix B – Principal author: Zero
3   User needs                               Carbon Futures

    3.1	Understanding charging needs

    3.2	Modelling potential demand
         to 2025
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we must move away from petrol and           There’s no shying away from the fact
                                                                                          diesel cars, and towards electric and       that expanding our public charge
                                                                                          hydrogen vehicles. Bringing about this      points will be challenging. London’s
                                                                                          sea change won’t be easy, but with          land is always in high demand, our
                                                                                          the right political will and ambition I’m   streets are often narrow and we have
                                                                                          confident we can pull it off.               to work with 35 different planning
                                                                                                                                      authorities. But we know there is a
                                                                                          I’m proud that London is one of             real appetite to cut harmful emissions
                                                                                          the first major cities in the world         and propel London towards a greener
                                                                                          to publish a detailed and                   future. Thanks to our taskforce’s hard
                                                                                          independently-assessed climate              work, we have tapped into the energy,
                                                                                          action plan that outlines how we            enthusiasm and expertise of more
                                                                                          will comply with the Paris Agreement.       than 140 organisations to plan for the
                                                                                          A big part of this plan is aiming for all   cutting-edge infrastructure London
                                                                                          new cars and vans on our roads to be        needs. It is a world-leading piece of
                                                                                          zero emission from 2030.                    work that will ensure that London
                                                                                                                                      can continue to lead from the front,
    Mayor’s foreword                                                                      This is a radical, but necessary step.      blazing a trail for others to follow.
                                                                                          Car ownership continues to decline
                                                                                          in London, but we must do more              With so much at stake, we simply
    London’s air is so dirty and polluted       we’re taking action – not only in         now to help unleash an electric             can’t afford to slip into reverse gear. In
    it amounts to nothing less than a           response to our dangerous air, but also   vehicle revolution across our               fact, now is the time to really put our
    serious public health crisis. It breaches   to address the climate emergency that     city. Through our Electric Vehicle          foot down and accelerate our city’s
    legal limits and blights the lives of       threatens the long-term security and      Infrastructure Taskforce, the public        transition to zero emission vehicles.
    Londoners, resulting in thousands           wellbeing of every Londoner.              and private sector have worked              This plan will enable us to do just
    of premature deaths every year                                                        side-by-side to expand London’s             that. This is crucial because ultimately
    and causing a range of lethal and           The action we’ve already taken            public charge points and to make            our efforts will mean cleaner air, a
    debilitating illnesses, including cancer,   includes: cleaning up our bus and         sure they are well used, in the right       greener city and healthier lives for all
    heart disease and dementia. As an           taxi fleets, promoting walking,           locations and future-proofed for            Londoners, not to mention a better
    adult I developed asthma, which             investing record sums in cycling, and     tomorrow’s technology.                      and more sustainable future for our
    doctors tell me is likely to be linked      encouraging more Londoners to use                                                     planet and generations to come.
    to air pollution.                           public transport by freezing fares        The past year has seen more than
                                                and introducing more affordable bus       1,000 new charge points installed
    But what makes me most angry is             tickets. We’re working to a target of     at petrol stations, town centres
    the impact London’s filthy air is           80 per cent of trips to be walking,       and retrofitted into street lighting
    having on the health of our children.       cycling or public transport by 2041.      columns. Our world-famous cabbies
    To our shame, in some parts of our                                                    now drive more than 1,700 electric
    city there are children growing-up          We’ve also rolled out the world’s         taxis and Transport for London runs
    with stunted lungs and chronic              first ever Ultra Low Emission Zone,       Europe’s largest electric bus fleet.        Sadiq Khan
    respiratory conditions because of           which is the toughest emission            We’ve also created a new multi-             Mayor of London
    exposure to poor air quality. This is       standard in operation anywhere on         million-pound fund to support small
    simply unacceptable.                        earth. However, if we aspire to truly     businesses, charities and low-income
                                                transform the quality of our air – and    Londoners switch to cleaner vehicles
    The task of finding solutions to this       preside over a steep and meaningful       including electric.
    scourge is urgent. So, at City Hall,        reduction in our carbon emissions –

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Executive summary                                                                         of the vehicles and charging
                                                                                              infrastructure, the behaviour of
                                                                                              drivers is still evolving, making
                                                                                                                                                much longer to charge a vehicle.
                                                                                                                                                In both cases, on-street provision
                                                                                                                                                needs to be carefully balanced
                                                                                              it challenging to plan for future                 against concerns about meeting
    Through this delivery plan, we believe we can                                             infrastructure needs.                             accessibility needs, and the density
                                                                                                                                                of street furniture and traffic on
    be confident there is a clear way to provide the                                          The London context                                London’s roads, in line with the
    right type and amount of charging infrastructure                                          London is recognised as one of 25                 Mayor’s Transport Strategy.
                                                                                              EV capitals that together are home
    to serve London’s needs.                                                                  to around half of all EVs worldwide.3             There has been significant public
                                                                                              Sales of EVs, both pure battery electric          investment in charge points in London
                                                                                              (BEV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV), in               from the origins of London’s first public
    Background                                                                                London are growing year on year. In               charging network, Source London in
                                                                                              2018, EVs accounted for 2.81 per cent             2011 to the lamppost and freestanding
                                                                                              of sales in London – higher than the              charge points being installed today
    The Mayor’s Transport and                     the UK now plug-in, and one in every        UK average of 2.13 per cent.4                     via the Go Ultra Low City Scheme
    Environment Strategies set out a              36 for London. However, barriers                                                              (GULCS).6 Transport for London (TfL)
    clear commitment to zero emission             to more widespread uptake remain.           EVs in London are supported by a                  has also committed to installing 300
    road transport, and to a zero carbon          Consumer awareness and perception,          range of charging infrastructure,                 rapid chargers by the end of 2020. The
    city by 2050. This is a priority given        range, availability of vehicles and cost    ranging from rapid DC chargers, to                private sector is investing as well, and
    the significant impact London’s toxic         of vehicles are all factors, but the        slow to fast AC chargers.5 The current            the commercial case is set to improve
    air has on health and social justice for      availability of charging infrastructure –   mix of charging infrastructure helps              further, with growing zero emission
    Londoners. The Mayor has declared             real or perceived – is considered to be     to accommodate today’s technology                 fleets of taxis, private hire and other
    a climate emergency and his ambition          the most immediate barrier to tackle        and to facilitate different uses. Rapid           key user groups. However, initiatives
    is for every new car or van registered        at the city level. The Committee on         chargers are costly per unit but offer            to remove barriers and improve the
    in London to be zero emission from            Climate Change has recently reported        the fastest charge time, whereas slow             conditions for accelerating investment
    2030, meeting the ambition of the             that the expansion of EV charging           to fast AC chargers cost considerably             are critical to facilitate and speed up
    Committee on Climate Change and               networks and grid capacity is key to        less to purchase and install, but take            growth in this sector.
    sooner than the national goal of              facilitating growth of EVs.2
    2040 as set out in the Government’s
    Road to Zero.1 To achieve this will           Private home (or workplace) charging
    require a significant shift in mindset,       is expected to be preferred for many                                                                                                          Figure 1
    vehicles and infrastructure, supported        car owners across the UK, as well as                                                                                                          London’s transition to
    by legislation.                               having some particular advantages as                                                                                                          zero emissions
                                                  set out in Road to Zero. This is also the
    London has a growing electric bus             case in London, but there will also be
    fleet, zero emission-capable taxis and        an important role for public charging
    other electric vehicles (EVs) such as         infrastructure, both because of car-
    private hire and vans already in use          owning homes without off-street                  Private vehicles                        Buses                             Taxis
    on London’s roads, in greater numbers         parking, a rising gig economy, and                   20,600                              165                             1,700
    than any other UK city.                       high-mileage vehicles such as taxis and               EVs                                ZE                               ZEC
                                                  private hire that will require charging
    Numbers of EVs are increasing, with           throughout the course of a day. Owing
    one in every 47 new cars registered in        to the rapidly changing technology

    1 	The Road to Zero: Next steps towards cleaner road transport, HM Government, 2018      4   Plug-in EV = Battery electric (BEV) + Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV); vehicle segments include cars,
        www.gov.uk/government/publications/reducing-emissions-from-road-transport-road-to-        motorcycles and LGVs, DfT Statistics, Datasets VEH0130, VEH0131, VEH0150, VEH0260,
        zero-strategy                                                                             VEH0354, VEH0454
    2 www.theccc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Net-Zero-The-UKs-contribution-to-          5   Rapid DC is defined here as DC50kW+ (CCS + CHAdeMO/Supercharger) or AC 43kW+.
        stopping-global-warming.pdf                                                               Slow to fast AC is defined here as a 3-22kW charger. See Glossary for further details
    3 www.theicct.org/publications/ev-capitals-of-the-world-2018                              6   www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/our-key-themes/transport/roads/gulcs

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                                                                                                                                                                      The Mayor addressing
                                                                                                                                                                      delegates at the launch of the
                                                                                                                                                                      EV Infrastructure Taskforce

    The Mayor’s EV Infrastructure Taskforce

    In May 2018, the Mayor established    The taskforce has been informing and      long-term requirements, progressing     yy Individual meetings with groups
    a world-first EV Infrastructure       steering the development of a delivery    towards the Mayor’s Transport              of taxi stakeholders, private hire
    Taskforce with experts from both      plan, to identify and deliver the level   Strategy goal of a zero emission           stakeholders, car manufacturers and
    the public and private sector who     and type of charging infrastructure       transport network by 2050.                 EV infrastructure investors
    collectively have the knowledge to    that London will need to accelerate
    help unlock barriers to expanding     the switch to EVs up to 2025. The         Since May 2018, we have held a          yy Round-table discussions with charge
    charging infrastructure and           focus is on the medium rather than        series of taskforce workshops to           point manufacturers and operators,
    accelerating the switch to EVs in     the long term, as taskforce members       inform the delivery plan, discussing       car and van sharing representatives,
    the Capital. The taskforce consists   agree that, due to rapid change in this   user needs, land and energy issues,        and a business leaders’ round-table
    of representatives from business,     industry, to make firm plans now for      and financial models. We held              meeting organised by taskforce
    energy, infrastructure, Government    the longer term is not advisable. The     further, more targeted, stakeholder        member, London First
    and London boroughs and, over the     decisions we take now, and the level      meetings and round-table discussions
    past year, they have been supported   and type of provision installed in the    to solidify our understanding of
    by contributions from more than 350   medium term, will help to shape the       specific user needs and what
    stakeholders from in excess of        way the switch to EVs grows across        stakeholder groups wanted the
    140 different organisations.          London, and therefore influence the       taskforce to deliver. These included:

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The delivery plan

                                                        As it is likely there will be a mix of
       This report recognises that
                                                        both types of chargers the numbers of
       infrastructure is currently a
                                                        chargers are likely to be somewhere in
       barrier, be it real or perceived,
                                                        between these ranges. It is important
       to the switch to EVs, although
                                                        to note that the wide range in the
       it should be noted that there
                                                        numbers of charge points is largely
       are other barriers that will have
                                                        driven by commitments from the
       a large influence. Notably, EV
                                                        private hire sector to transform their
       supply in the UK is currently a
                                                        fleets to be zero emission and other
       constraint, and unless this issue is
                                                        factors such as the cost and supply
       resolved, this will continue to be
                                                        of vehicles improving. The total
       a limiting factor. It may mean that
                                                        number of rapid charge points
       our low EV growth scenario, or
                                                        required would reduce further should
       even lower, is a real possibility.
                                                        charging speed capability of new
                                                        vehicles increase to accommodate
     The modelling for this plan gives                  ultra-rapid charging (100-150kW+).
     us confidence the current delivery
     schedule in London by the private                  These estimates have been derived
     and public sector, consisting of over              from a modelling exercise, which took
     300 rapid charge points and over                   into account uncertainties including
     3,500 slow to fast chargers by the                 the rate of the switch to EVs, charging
     end of 2020, will be sufficient to deal            behaviour and charger utilisation.
     with the expected uptake of electric               Because of the uncertainties of these
     vehicles. By 2020, using prudent EV                variables, and so to avoid the risk
     uptake assumptions, we could need                  of ‘predict and provide’, the taskforce
     around 200 to 400 rapid charge points              did not recommend a prescriptive,
     and 3,400 to 4,700 slow to fast charge             target-based approach to 2025.
     points. By 2025, with EV uptake in line            Instead, the focus is on addressing
     with the Mayor’s Transport Strategy                the barriers to scaling up existing
     and London’s 1.5 degree plan, this                 infrastructure in a way that takes
     could rise to between 2,300 to 4,100               account of the need to ensure
     rapid charge points and 33,700 to                  London’s streets are ‘Healthy Streets’7
     47,500 slow to fast charge points. The             and do not contribute to congestion.
     expectation of the taskforce is that the
     numbers of points suggested in the                 A common concern is that EVs will
     report would be delivered primarily by             put too much strain on the power
     the private sector but further support             supply and will cause the system to
     from the Government may be needed.                 fail. However, evidence provided by
                                                        the National Grid and local distribution
                                                        networks suggests that this can be
                                                        effectively overcome through better
                                                        coordinated and ‘smarter’ use of our
                                                        power networks.
                                                                                                         Image 2
                                                                                                         Shirley Rodrigues, Deputy
                                                                                                         Mayor for Environment and
                                                                                                         Energy, addressing delegates
     7 	The Healthy Streets Approach is the system of policies and strategies to help Londoners         at the launch of the EV
         use cars less, and walk, cycle and use public transport more (see content.tfl.gov.uk/healthy-   Infrastructure Taskforce
         streets-for-london.pdf)
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Table 1: Six central challenges to delivering more EV infrastructure:
                                                                                                                     The overall insights, findings and recommendations of the taskforce are:

                                                                                                                     yy We are frontier planning, with many                     – To improve the spread of these across
      Category             Challenge                                                                                    unknowns and rapidly changing                              London, the next phase of delivery
                                                                                                                        technology. Our findings must be                           should focus on at least five flagship
      Land and energy      1. Ability to secure suitable charge point locations given competing demands                 understood within this context. EV                         rapid hubs, one in each sub region of
                              and London’s limited land availability
                                                                                                                        driver behaviour is evolving and we must                   London, with the first by 2020, subject
                           2. Long lead times and complexity of installation                                            be cautious to avoid stranded assets                       to funding and EV growth. These
                           3. Cost of energy grid upgrades
                                                                                                                        (out of date technology). This is the                      would be in off-street locations, easily
                                                                                                                        first time a city has undertaken such a                    accessible and with high throughput
      Operational/users    4. Lack of confidence in the availability of convenient charge points (ie, perception        comprehensive exercise to understand
                              that all are already in use or broken down, or not in convenient locations)               likely future EV infrastructure needs and               – To improve overall coverage of
                           5. Unfamiliarity with the experience of charging – perception that it is confusing,          it is hoped that others will also benefit                  rapid chargers, additional rapid
                              complicated and inconvenient                                                              from the work of the taskforce                             chargers should be prioritised to serve
      Investment           6. Uncertainty about what type of charger is needed, concerns about obsolescence –                                                                      London’s town centres.9 This could
      uncertainty             reluctance to invest until there is more confidence in the charging model              yy Public charge points should be open                        be in the form of hubs or single rapid
                                                                                                                        to all, with a few exceptions, notably                     chargers, to primarily serve commercial
                                                                                                                        for taxis in central London and other                      needs. As suitable sites along TfL’s
                                                                                                                        specific, priority groups that need                        roads are increasingly difficult to
                     We have identified six central                     type of likely infrastructure needed
                                                                                                                        extra support due to mandatory                             find, we expect future sites to be on
                     challenges to delivering more EV                   against a charter of commitments
                                                                                                                        requirements and operational needs. This                   borough roads (or off-road)
                     infrastructure (see Table 1).                      to roll out EV infrastructure and
                                                                                                                        increases public confidence in charging
                                                                        support for the industry.
                                                                                                                        infrastructure and also boosts utilisation,             – The private sector should adopt these
                     This delivery plan for EV infrastructure
                                                                                                                        and therefore financial viability                          approaches going forward, and TfL will
                     in London seeks to address these                   A key aim of the taskforce is to
                                                                                                                                                                                   also be doing so for the remainder of
                     challenges. We must provide                        consider what market conditions are
                                                                                                                     yy Different types of chargers currently                      the 300 rapid chargers it will install in
                     clarity for the medium term (to                    needed to embolden a commercial
                                                                                                                        suit different user needs, and a mix of                    London by the end of 2020
                     2025), and inspire confidence that                 market and maximise the value of
                                                                                                                        rapid and slower chargers will continue
                     infrastructure will no longer be cited             public funding. London has already
                                                                                                                        to be needed to 2025. However,                          For slow to fast AC chargers
                     as a barrier to transition to EVs for              been subsidising EV infrastructure and
                                                                                                                        different approaches are suggested for                  – The focus is on a) uplifting volume,
                     those vehicles that need to use                    the role of the public sector is now
                                                                                                                        rapid chargers and slower chargers:                        b) reducing the streetscape impact of
                     London’s roads. This plan sets out                 beginning to move towards providing
                                                                                                                                                                                   chargers, and c) exploring new models
                     the framework, clarifying where we                 strategic direction and facilitation.           For rapid chargers
                                                                                                                                                                                   around deployment off-street (eg, car
                     should focus our efforts. It includes              This is not about distorting business           – The proposed focus is on the
                                                                                                                                                                                   parks in or around residential areas)
                     actions to facilitate installation,                models, but rather unblocking a                    development of rapid charging hubs,8
                     tackling the known challenges                      number of strategic barriers that                 which we see as serving primarily
                                                                                                                                                                                – The future favoured deployment model
                     around land and energy issues,                     have been identified.                             high-mileage/business users who
                                                                                                                                                                                   is strategic and demand-led, (not
                     and finally it sets out the scale and                                                                need fast and available charging.
                                                                                                                                                                                   desire-led) in order to improve
                                                                                                                          Multiple charge points in known
                                                                                                                                                                                   commercial viability and enable the
                                                                                                                          locations serve to increase consumer
                                                                                                                                                                                   private sector to take over delivery
                                                                                                                          confidence that they will find a reliable
                                                                                                                          and available charger

                                                                                                                   8 	Defined as ‘a minimum of six rapid chargers enabling simultaneous charging of six+ vehicles’
                                                                                                                       – further definitions of types of rapid hubs can be found in Chapter 4
                                                                                                                   9 	Town centres as defined in the London Plan (approx. 200)

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Table 2: Enablers to facilitate charge point delivery

                                                                                                             Category              Enabler                                                                  Date

                                                                                                             Facilitate            1. Deliver London’s first rapid charging hub and support the             From 2020
                                                                                                             smoother                 roll-out of additional rapid charging hubs – in collaboration with
                                                                                                             installation and         the private sector
                                                                                                             match supply
                                                                                                             with demand           2. Support shared business charging infrastructure                       Ongoing
                                                                                                                                   3. New pan-London Co-ordination Body to facilitate and oversee           Initiate in 2019
                                                                                                                                      charge point installation
                                                                                                             Reduce energy         4. New online tool/ ‘heat mapping’ to identify energy grid constraints   June 2019
                                                                                                             barriers                 and where new charging capacity will be cheaper and easier
                                                                                                                                   5. Explore alternative and smart power supply options, such as battery   Ongoing
                                                                                                                                      storage, mobile charging and private wire networks
                                                                                                             Share knowledge       6. Publish guidance on charge point installation for both public and     2019/20
                                                                                                             and maximise             private sector
                                                                                                             potential of
                                                                                                             legislation           7. Publish guidance on future-proofing EV infrastructure to              2019/20
                                                                                                                                      encourage investors
                                                                                                                                   8. Promote better standardisation of charge points and vehicles,         Ongoing
                                                                                                                                      interoperability of systems and data sharing

                                                                                                            challenges to provision. However, if we            We believe that this delivery plan,
                                                                                                            are to meet the scale of infrastructure            with the identified enablers, research
                                                                                                            we might need in London – in any of                and the charter of commitments,
                                                                                                            the modelled scenarios – we also need              should provide confidence to fleets,
                                                                                                            investment and commitment from the                 businesses and London residents
                                                                                                            private sector.                                    that there is a clear way forward to
                                                                                                                                                               delivering the right type and amount
                                                                                                            As part of this delivery plan, we                  of charging infrastructure to serve
                                                                                                            set out a number of commitments                    London’s needs, accelerating the
                                                                                                            from both the public and private                   switch to zero emission transport.
                                                                                                            sector, gathered in a charter. This
                                                                                                            demonstrates the ambition and
                                                                                                            commitment to support the
Image 3                    What can we do to make this happen?                                              delivery plan. However, more
Q&A session at the                                                                                          must be done, and the final purpose
launch of the EV                                                                                            of this work is to initiate a call to
Infrastructure Taskforce
                           The situation is complex, there are     identified above. The following set of   action, requesting more private sector
                           numerous stakeholders involved          ‘enablers’ has been developed and are    organisations based or working in
                           and the Mayor of London has             summarised in Table 2. More detail on    London to come forward with their
                           limited powers and cannot impose        how they will be taken forward is set    own commitments to be part of the
                           infrastructure deployment. However,     out in Chapter 5.                        EV revolution in London, making it the
                           there are a number of ways we                                                    leading EV city both in the UK
                           can help facilitate charge point        These activities will facilitate EV      and globally.
                           installation and unblock the barriers   infrastructure by tackling current

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1   Introduction
         and aims
         The Mayor set up the EV Infrastructure
         Taskforce to address one of the key barriers
         to London’s EV transition.

         1.1 Introduction

         In his transport and environment                  the aspirations of the Committee
         strategies, the Mayor has set out                 on Climate Change. This ambition
         his ambition for London to be the                 lies in an overarching approach of
         greenest city in the world, alongside             encouraging sustainable travel. The
         his vision for transitioning to a zero            Mayor’s Transport Strategy sets the
         carbon future with a zero emission                direction in terms of supporting
         transport network by 2050. This is                sustainable travel and, in particular,
         a priority given the significant impact           efforts to reduce overall car use and
         London’s toxic air has on health                  to enable more people to travel by
         and social justice for Londoners,                 walking, cycling and public transport.
         as well as the climate related to                 The health benefits of this are
         carbon emissions.                                 multiple, from having more exercise          Service. Business innovation has        oversight, in the same way as the         Image 4
                                                           and reducing health impacts, to              also been forthcoming, with electric    planning of an urban bus network          Zero Emissions Capable
         At the national level, the Government             cleaner air with reduced tailpipe            delivery services from Gnewt, UPS       or congestion charge scheme.              taxi pulling in to use a
                                                                                                                                                                                          rapid charger
         has set out its aims for zero emission            exhaust emissions, as well as the city       and DPD, and demonstration projects     However, the Mayor has very limited
         transport in the Road to Zero, in which           being a cleaner and more attractive          such as e-FLEX12 to look at the vehicle powers to deliver on the strategy
         it calls for at least 50 per cent – and as        place to live and visit.                     to grid charging market. London         as it would require designating
         much as 70 per cent – of new car sales                                                         boroughs are progressing innovative     existing premises and highway for
         and up to 40 per cent of new van sales            For unavoidable trips, accelerating the      schemes such as variable parking        the provision of charge points. The
         to be ultra low emission10 by 2030. By            switch to EVs is critical to delivering      charges, zero emissions streets, and    exception is that an elected mayor
         2040, no new conventional petrol or               this vision. London is already making        Neighbourhoods of the Future trials.    can make a request to the Secretary
         diesel cars/vans will be sold in the UK.          progress with its growing fleets of                                                  of State to set regulations that
                                                           Zero Emission Capable11 (ZEC) black          A recent report by the International    require large fuel retailers to provide
         The Mayor’s ambition is to accelerate             cabs, electric buses and electric            Council on Clean Transportation         charge points, but this was only
         this target and to work towards all               support fleets being used by Transport       has recognised London as one of 25      enabled in the 2018 Automated and
         new cars or vans registered in London             for London (TfL), the London Fire            prestigious EV capitals, which together Electric Vehicles Act and is yet to
         to be zero emission by 2030, meeting              Brigade and the Metropolitan Police          are home to around half of all EVs in   be tested. Otherwise, powers are
                                                                                                        the world.                              broadly limited to the Mayor’s spatial
                                                                                                                                                development strategy, the London
         10 	Ultra low emission vehicles (ULEVs) are defined by OLEV as vehicles that emit less than
             75g of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the tailpipe, for every kilometre travelled
                                                                                                        1.2 Supporting policies towards         Plan, which can only set requirements
         11 Zero Emission Capable taxis are defined by TfL as ‘having CO2 emissions of no more
                                                                                                        zero emission                           for new developments.
             than 50g/km and a minimum 30-mile zero emission range’ tfl.gov.uk/info-for/taxis-and-      The roll-out of charge points in
             private-hire/                                                                              the Capital requires clear strategic
         12 www.london.gov.uk/decisions/md2332-e-flex

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To facilitate new investment in                      The draft London Plan sets out                       vehicles, including electric. The               introduced in April 2019 and, by
                           charging infrastructure, Government                  requirements for EV charging facilities              ULEZ will be expanded to the rest               2021, only full EVs will qualify.
                           is seeking to introduce a concept                    in residential development to provide                of inner London in 2021. Emissions              These policies strongly indicate the
                           of charging infrastructure rights.                   20 per cent ‘active’ and 80 per                      standards will also be tightened in             direction of travel in London and are
                           The Act also seeks to improve the                    cent ‘passive’13 provision of electric               2020 for heavy goods vehicles via               already influencing travel and vehicle
                           experience of using charge points by                 charging. Retail car parks must provide              changes to the Low Emission Zone                purchase choices.
                           enabling Government to mandate                       rapid charge facilities, and operational             (LEZ) which covers most of Greater
                           a common minimum method of                           parking must provide suitable charging               London. A van scrappage scheme has              Since January 2018, TfL has only
                           accessing public charge points,                      infrastructure for EVs or other Ultra                also been put in place to help support          been licensing new taxis (black
                           allowing charging without a pre-                     Low Emission Vehicles (ULEVs). New                   these initiatives.                              cabs) that are ZEC and has offered
                           existing contract; to compel operators               or re-provided petrol stations must                                                                  a decommissioning fund – recently
                           to make the geographic location of                   provide rapid charge hubs or hydrogen                There is a commitment in the Mayor’s            significantly enhanced – to take
                           their charge points publicly available;              refuelling facilities.                               Transport Strategy and the London               out of circulation some of the older
                           and to mandate minimum technical                                                                          Environment Strategy to support                 cabs that are the most polluting.
                           specifications for connectors to                     Further specific supporting policies                 boroughs wishing to implement Zero              Soon, PHVs will also be subject to
                           ensure greater interoperability. This is             by the Mayor of London include the                   Emission Zones (ZEZs), and to create            similar emissions-based qualifications
                           strongly supported and we would like                 introduction of the Ultra Low Emission               a ZEZ in central London by 2025. A              to be issued licences – as detailed in
                           to see this carried out to improve EV                Zone (ULEZ) in central London from                   new, phased, Cleaner Vehicle Discount           the timeline below.
                           driving and charging experience.                     April 2019 to incentivise cleaner                    to the Congestion Charge was also

Figure 2
Timeline of key
related policies

     	Mayor’s Transport
     Strategy 2018
                                All newly                    All newly                                                All PHVs                       All newly
     	Road to Zero        licenced taxis are            licenced (under              300 TfL rapid                 licensed for                  registered cars               All taxis
      Strategy 2018          zero emissions              18 months old)               charge points                   first time                   and LGVs are                and PHVs              All newly registered           London-wide
                              capable (ZEC)               PHVs are ZEC                  installed                      are ZEC                     zero emission                are ZEC             HGVs are zero emission              ZEZ
                            January 2018                 January 2020               December 2020                      2023                           2030                       2033                       2040                       2050

                                            April 2019                      2020                    October 2021                        2025                        2030                       2040                     2050
                                           Central Ultra           First town centre Zero          Expanded ULEZ                       Central              At least 50% new car            Inner London             All new cars
                                           Low Emission             Emission Zone (ZEZ)                                              London ZEZ            sales (and up to 40 per              ZEZ                  and vans in
                                           Zone (ULEZ)                                                                                                     cent of new vans) to be                                  UK to be zero
                                                                     LEZ tightening in                                                                       ultra low emission                                       emission
                                                                      October 2020

                           13 	Active spaces are fully wired and connected ready-to-use points at parking spaces. Passive
                               provisions require the necessary underlying infrastructure to enable simple installation and
                               activation of a charge point at a future date. See TfL website for further detail (tfl.gov.uk/info-
                               for/urban-planning-and-construction/transport-assessment-guide/guidance-by-transport-
                               type/electric-vehicle-charging-points)

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1.3 What London is already doing to              2014 to enable improvement and                   yy 155 electric and 10 hydrogen fuel    1.4.2 Taskforce remit
     support EV charging infrastructure               expansion of the scheme without                     cell buses already on the network    At the launch, it was agreed that the
     Alongside the requirement that any               further reliance on public subsidy.                                                      specific objectives of the taskforce
     new taxi being presented for licence             TfL no longer manages the network.               yy A further 90 electric buses          would be to:
     would need to be ZEC from January                                                                    due to join the fleet by the end
     2018, TfL committed to putting in                Further expansion of public slow                    of 2019                              yy Evaluate research and analysis
     300 rapid charge points by the end of            to fast charging has more recently                                                          regarding the level of charging
     2020, using £17.8m14 of funding from             been set up via the Go Ultra Low                 yy From 2020, all new single-decker        infrastructure required in London,
     the Office for Low Emission Vehicles             City Scheme. GULCS is managed by                    buses procured for new contracts        accounting for regional and
     (OLEV). TfL reached an intermediate              TfL, the Greater London Authority                   will be zero emission                   national policies
     milestone late last year by achieving            (GLA) and London Councils, who are
     150 rapid charge points in the ground            together rolling out even more street            These funding streams have been key     yy Explore the barriers and issues
     in November 2018. Around half                    residential charge points, having                in supporting the public charge point      to delivering charging infrastructure
     of these are dedicated to taxis, in              received capital funding from OLEV               network in London to date, but as          in urban areas by contributing
     support of ZEC taxis. The vast majority          (awarded in January 2016) which is               numbers of EVs rise, we need to have       to, and analysing, the outputs from
     of this initial batch of rapid chargers          match funded by boroughs.                        a better understanding of how many         the workshops
     have been sited along TfL’s roads                A total of £5.2m of the OLEV funding             more will be needed and who should
     (TfL manages approximately five per              is allocated for residential slow                deliver these.                          yy Consider the role of the public
     cent of London’s roads, known as the             on-street charge points and a new                                                           and private sector in facilitating a
     Transport for London Road Network                framework has been set up, including             1.4 The Mayor’s EV                         competitive market and partnership
     or TLRN). This has enabled the                   high standards for operators to                  Infrastructure Taskforce                   working, including land owners,
     speedy establishment of the core of              meet. Much of the funding is going               We are now at a critical point in          charge point service providers and
     a strategic network, and we are now              towards the smaller and more cost-               the delivery of EV infrastructure,         vehicle manufacturers
     beginning to see some rapid charge               effective lamppost charge points,                where we need to look at
     points go in along borough roads.                and GULCS has already achieved its               implementation beyond the initial       yy Share any relevant knowledge or
                                                      estimated target of 1,150 on street              pump-priming that public funding can,      research with the wider taskforce
     Historically, to provide slow charging           residential charge points by the end             or should, provide. This will require      group, and keep abreast of any
     for all, the ‘Source London’ EV                  of 2020.                                         industry, businesses and the public        pertinent industry developments
     charging scheme was established by                                                                sector to come together to develop a
     TfL in May 2011. The scheme brought              The GLA has also begun to provide                shared understanding of how,            yy Inform and steer the development
     together a number of disparate public            charge points for its own fleets,                when and where the next phase              of a shared EV infrastructure
     and private charging networks from               and has committed in the Mayor’s                 of charging infrastructure will be         delivery plan (this document),
     across the Greater London area to                Transport Strategy for all cars in               delivered in the Capital. This can         explaining the most effective
     form a single, publicly accessible               the GLA support fleets to be zero                only be achieved with cross-sector         methods for delivery and the
     charging network for EV drivers.                 emission capable by 2025. The                    expertise and partnership working,         scale of infrastructure required
     TfL initially acted as the operator              Mayor’s Transport Strategy also set              and this is the remit of the Mayor’s
     of the scheme, with responsibility               an objective for zero emission buses,            EV Infrastructure Taskforce.            yy Share, promote and gain stakeholder
     for managing the Source London                   pledging that TfL will have a 100 per                                                       commitment to the delivery plan
     consortium and providing back office             cent zero emission fleet by 2037 at the          1.4.1 Who are the taskforce?
     systems and services for members.                latest (this includes more than 9,000            At a launch event on 31 May             Heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) were
     Under the stewardship of TfL, the                operator-run buses). The transition              2018, the Mayor of London               considered to be out of scope, as the
     scheme grew from around 200 charge               effort is well under way, with:                  invited industry leaders from           technology for these vehicles is not
     points in 2011 to more than 1,400 in                                                              16 organisations to join the EV         well developed and therefore they are
     2014. The management and operation               yy All new double-deck buses                     Infrastructure Taskforce, chaired by    unlikely to be a significant user group
     of the source London network was                    procured for new contracts                    the Deputy Mayor for Environment        over the next five years, which is
     transitioned to the commercial                      needing to be hybrid, electric                and Energy, Shirley Rodrigues.          the timescale the delivery plan
     operator IER Bolloré in September                   or hydrogen by 2018                                                                   considers. Their needs for charging

     14 	This funding pot is made up from OLEV grants under the following funding streams: National
         Infrastructure Plan, the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) Taxi Competition and a contribution
         from the Go Ultra Low City Scheme (GULCS) scheme

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Taskforce members:                and space required means that they         Workshop 1 on understanding
                                  are unlikely to fit the charging models    user requirements gave a greater
– British Electrotechnical       for cars and vans. The taskforce has       understanding of typical user
   and Allied Manufacturers’
   Association (BEAMA)
                                  however included engagement with           characteristics, revealing that private
                                  the freight industry to understand         users mostly travelled under 10 miles
– Cross River Partnership        their charging needs and barriers to       a day whereas most commercial
                                  take-up for a range of vehicles, which     users travelled under 75 miles a
– Energy UK                      has informed the findings of the           day. Different users experienced
– Federation of Small
                                  delivery plan.                             different challenges such as parking
   Businesses (FSB)                                                          and streetscape-related issues, and
                                  Electric bicycles, scooters and            had varied commercial requirements
– Freight Transport              alternative fuels have separate            (importance of depot as well as
   Association (FTA)              and distinct needs that are outside        in-transit ‘opportunity’ charging).
                                  the core focus of the taskforce,
– London Councils
                                  which is about providing charging          Workshop 2 on land and power
– London First                   infrastructure for EVs. Also out of        constraints discussed, in terms of
                                  scope are autonomous vehicles, which       land, the issues around planning
– Mayor of London                 are being considered separately from       consent, use of permitted
– Office for Low Emission
                                  this workstream by TfL, as it was felt     development rights, shared land
   Vehicles (OLEV)                that within the timeframe (to 2025) it     assets, utilising off-street spaces out
                                  is unlikely that we will see significant   of hours and the merits of
– Ofgem                          change in London’s vehicle make-up.        partnerships or consortium
                                                                             approaches. In terms of energy,
– Royal Automobile Club
                                  1.4.3 Stakeholder discussions              we explored the realities of smart
   (RAC) Foundation
                                  During 2018, TfL and the GLA               charging and energy storage
– Royal Institution of           organised a series of major EV             solutions, demand management
   Chartered Surveyors (RICS)     Infrastructure Taskforce events,           and ‘time of use’ incentives,
                                  including three key workshops,             and issues around information
– Society for Motor              round-table discussions and a              regarding network capacity.
   Manufacturers and
   Traders (SMMT)
                                  range of one-to-one meetings to
                                  engage as widely as possible with          Workshop 3 on market models
– Shell UK                       stakeholder groups.                        and financing focused on how
                                                                             important charge point utilisation
– SSE Enterprise                 The three workshops were facilitated       is and how this could be maximised.
– Transport for
                                  in London between July and October         We also covered the importance of
   London (TfL)                   2018 to consult a wider group of           reliability and minimising maintenance
                                  stakeholders on the need for public        costs, the benefits of delivering
– UK Power Networks              charging facilities in London to 2025,     alongside existing services, realistic
   (UKPN)                         the current barriers and potential         payback periods, including lease
                                  solutions for roll-out, and the            terms, as well as future-proofing.
                                  associated business case challenges        The audience felt that public funds
                                  and opportunities they present.            should be used primarily where little
                                                                             commercial opportunity exists –
                                                                             for social provision, equality and
                                                                             good coverage.
Image 5
The Mayor of London
and members of the EV
Infrastructure Taskforce at the
launch event at City Hall in
May 2018

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Figure 3                                                        Lease / land owners
Example of the
breadth of stakeholders
consulted for the EV
Infrastructure Taskforce

 Car and van share                                              London boroughs

 Consultants

                                                                Suppliers

                                                                Users

 Charge point suppliers / operators                                     BY MENZIES DISTRIBUTION

                                                                Vehicle technology solutions

 Finance                                                        Other

                            optimeyes
                                  innovative energy solutions

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Smaller, more focused, stakeholder      The model has been based on                               Table 3: A selection of key meetings and stakeholder events beyond the core workshops,
     workshops included taxi and             the best current understanding of                         which fed into this report
     private hire operators, charge point    EV trajectories, vehicle/charging
     manufacturers, LoCITY members,15        technology, range of likely user
     Distribution Network Operators          behaviour and charger utilisation.                         When                What and who with                     Engagement summary
     (DNOs), existing charging network       It has been formed from a range of
     operators in London and vehicle         research, and stress tested with a                         June 2018           LoCITY working groups                 Presented on taskforce and offered for
     manufacturers and operators             range of experts, including several                                                                                  stakeholders to join workshops
     (see Table 3).                          members of the taskforce. However,
                                                                                                        Aug 2018 –          Meetings with vehicle                 Invited input and insight into EV user needs from
                                             it must be stressed that, consistent                       Feb 2019            manufactures                          their customers, discussion around future market
     Over the course of this work, we have with the nature of predictive                                                                                          and models coming out
     involved 350 stakeholders from more     modelling, it cannot forecast with
                                                                                                        Sept 2018           E-mobility Charging Conference –      Presented on taskforce and its key activities.
     than 140 different organisations,       certainty and its results should not                                           Milton Keynes                         Invited to feed in and comment
     across a broad range of areas including be treated as such.
     financing, manufacturing, academia,                                                                Oct 2018            Taxi trade representatives workshop   Discussed taxi drivers’ charging needs for ZEC taxis
     consultancy and private business,       Key insights from the model are                            Oct 2018            Private hire representatives          Meeting to discuss private hire drivers’ needs,
     retail and public sector. This has      provided in Section 3.2, with full                                             workshop                              including specific mix of PHEV and BEV needs,
     enabled us to gather information from details provided in Appendix A.                                                                                        and typical PHV driver requirements
     the broadest possible base and shape                                                               Oct 2018            Infrastructure Projects Authority     Discussed the process for the IPA’s Charging
     the development of this work.                                                                                          (IPA) meeting                         Infrastructure Investment fund (£200m fund, to
                                                                                                                                                                  be match funded to make £400m)
     1.4.4 Modelling potential demand
                                                                                                        Oct 2018            Round-table discussion with           High-level commitments from members were
     for charge points in London                                                                                            London Climate Business Leaders       discussed and how they could help each other.
     A unique feature of the taskforce                                                                                                                            Keen to convince investors and those ‘up’ the
     work has been the development of an                                                                                                                          supply chain, the leasing companies and the
     innovative quantitative model which                                                                                                                          ‘parent’ banks
     aims to provide new insight into how                                                               Nov 2018            Round-table discussion with           Update on taskforce and high-level outcomes from
     many chargers of which type may be                                                                                     London First members                  workshops. Introduction of Charter of commitments
     needed in London up to 2025. For the
                                                                                                        Nov 2018 –          Zap-Map meetings                      A number of meetings to discuss data held by
     first time, the scale of these needs                                                               Feb 2019                                                  Zap-Map and how we can use this to further our
     has been modelled for London and                                                                                                                             understanding of charge points in London
     this forms a key part of the evidence
                                                                                                        Dec 2018            Siemens round-table meeting:          Discussions on the likely future for EV charging
     base used to move the understanding
                                                                                                                            ‘Opportunities to develop the         and key influences on the need for public
     of London’s EV needs forward. The                                                                                      London EV ecosystem’                  infrastructure
     model may also provide a means
     to examine future activity against                                                                 Dec 2018            BP round-table discussion ‘Whole      Discussions around high-powered charging
                                                                                                                            of value chain initiative on high-
     projections and revisit these if EV                                                                                    powered charging’
     sales follow a different path to what
     has been assumed.                                                                                  Jan 2019            Round-table meeting with car- and     Gave an update on taskforce process and
                                                                                                                            van-sharing providers                 discussed unique charging needs and possible
                                                                                                                                                                  solutions for vehicle sharing
                                                                                                        Mar/April 2019      Meetings with investors in EV         Overview of top-level findings and enablers
                                                                                                                            tech and infrastructure and other
                                                                                                                            selected stakeholders to talk
                                                                                                                            through delivery plan findings
                                                                                                        May 2019            Charge point manufacturers and        Comments on delivery plan and initial discussions
                                                                                                                            operators round-table                 on futureproofing
                                                                                                        May 2019            Stakeholder workshop to present       Overview of top-level findings and enablers
                                                                                                                            the findings from the delivery plan
     15 	LoCITY is a TfL industry engagement programme helping the freight and fleet sector improve
         air quality and reduce carbon emissions https://locity.org.uk

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2   The current situation
         in London
         This chapter provides a review of the latest insights
         regarding electric vehicles and charging infrastructure,
         with emphasis on developments in London.

         2.1 Electric vehicles

         2.1.1 Categories and definitions                 PHEVs are zero emission depends                   of around 70:30.18 However, the                yy The removal of the Government              Image 6
         For the purpose of this delivery plan,           on the extent they are driven in                  BEV market in London is already well              grant for most PHEV purchases              On-street charger in use
         an electric vehicle (EV) is taken to             zero emission mode. Some reports                  ahead of that of other parts of the UK            from November 201823                       in London
         mean a vehicle with a battery that can           have highlighted concerns regarding               – with BEVs comprising 48 per cent of
         be recharged by plugging into mains              low actual use of zero emission mode              new EVs registered in London.19 The            yy Strong intentions have been
         electricity. This definition is taken to         by PHEVs.16                                       type of charging infrastructure can               communicated via London’s recent
         refer to both:                                                                                     also influence the type of EVs being              policies around establishing ZEZs
                                                   2.1.2 London EV registrations                            used, as most PHEVs can only use                  in the Mayor’s Transport Strategy,
         yy Battery electric vehicles (BEVs),      As of the end of Quarter 4 2018, a                       slower AC chargers.20                             and removing the discount to the
            also known as ‘pure’ or ‘100 per       total of approximately 20,62217 EVs                                                                        Congestion Charge for all but pure
            cent’ EVs, which are always powered were registered in Greater London,                          The higher proportion of BEVs in                  EVs from 202124
            by the battery                         reflecting around 0.69 per cent of the                   London is likely to increase further
                                                   total vehicles registered in London.                     for the following reasons:                     Registration data for London provides
         yy Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles       As indicated in Figure 4, new EV                                                                        important context for charging
            (PHEVs), which combine a small plug- registrations have been growing year                       yy The cost and range difference               infrastructure requirements, however
            in battery with an internal combustion on year across London and the UK,                           between hybrid and fully electric           there is also significant use of London
            engine (ICE). Includes both parallel   representing 2.81 per cent of new                           vehicles is reducing – with batteries       roads by non-London registered
            and series plug-in hybrids (also know registrations in 2018 in London,                             getting cheaper and battery sizes in        vehicles and vice versa. Analysis by TfL
            as range extenders)                    higher than the 2.13 per cent average                       BEVs increasing21                           indicates that, on average, 74 per cent
                                                   for the UK.                                                                                             of the vehicle kilometres driven on
         As BEVs can only run on the battery,                                                               yy PHEVs are more complex and                  London’s roads are driven by London
         they do not emit tailpipe emissions       In the UK, PHEVs currently make                             expensive to maintain due to                residents, whilst 62 per cent of
         and are dependent on charging,            up a higher proportion of new                               having both electric and internal           vehicle kilometres driven by London’s
         whereas the extent to which               registrations than BEVs, with a ratio                       combustion powertrains22                    residents are on London’s roads.25

         16 	New analysis of plug-in hybrid car mpg and emissions is expected to spark debate on their     22 PHEV engine, Making the Connection, The Plug-In Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy, OLEV
             suitability for fleet operation, The Miles Consultancy, 19 September 2017                         https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_
         17 	Total EV registration, London, DfT Statistics for London, Dataset VEH0131 Vehicles include:      data/file/3986/plug-n-vehicle-infrastructure-strategy.pdf
             Plug-in cars, LGVs and quadricycles                                                            23 EV grant changes, Government website, www.gov.uk/government/publications/plug-in-car-
         18 	Data provided by the SMMT, 2018                                                                  grant-changes-to-grant-level-november-2018/upcoming-changes-to-the-plug-in-car-grant
         19 Data provided by the SMMT, 2018                                                                 24 Changes to the Congestion Charging exemptions: tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/congestion-
                                                                                                               charge/discounts-and-exemptions
         20 However, the most popular Mitsubishi Outlander can charge rapidly
                                                                                                            25 Source for percentage of residents using London’s roads from Analysis of Project Edmond
         21 EV costs, Parliament Publications: https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmselect/
                                                                                                               data, City Planning, TfL
             cmbeis/383/383.pdf
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Figure 4                       First time registrations in London (% of total first time registrations)                       2.1.3 Market offering                            capacity, corresponding to 150-200km
Plug-in vehicles registered                                                                                                   Model availability                               of range, whereas recently released
for the first time in London                                                                                                  The number of EV models available                models and near-term planned
                               70,000
and UK26
                                                                                                                              has expanded significantly in recent             releases typically are featuring
     	London                                                                                                                 years. For passenger vehicle segments,           40-60kWh batteries and ranges
                               60,000
                                                                                                                              most mainstream car manufacturers                greater than 250-300km. Premium
     	UK                                                                                                                     now offer an EV model, with more                 segment vehicles have a further step
                               50,000                                                                                         than 60 BEV or PHEV models available             up in range, with Tesla Model S and
                                                                                                                              to buy or lease in the UK across all             Model X having 75-100kWh capacity,
                                                                                                                              vehicle segments.27 The notable                  corresponding to >500km of range.
                               40,000
                                                                                                                              trends among new models coming to
                                                                                                                              market and upcoming launches are                 Vehicle price
                               30,000                                                                                         the increasing battery capacities and            For both passenger vehicles and
                                                                                                                              capabilities to support faster charger           LGVs, EVs have operational cost
                               20,000
                                                                                                                              rates. While the breadth of electrified          advantages over traditional internal
                                                                                                                              models continues to increase, this               combustion engine (ICE) vehicles due
                                                                                                           5,309     5,184    does not yet correspond to availability          to lower energy and therefore running
                                                                          2,316          2,871            (2.72%)
                               10,000                                                                               (2.81%)   of supply, with continued evidence               costs. However, the upfront price is
                                                           1,272         (1.16%)        (1.41%)
                                             259                                                                              of limited production runs and long              higher and still a considerable barrier
                                   0
                                                                                                                              waiting times28 although this is                 to adoption.
                                             2013           2014           2015           2016             2017      2018     beginning to change as manufacturers
                                                                                                                              catch up.                                        Figure 5 demonstrates this price
                                                                                                                                                                               differential with a review of the
                                                                                                                              For the light goods vehicle (LGV)                prices of most popular passenger
                                                                                                                              sector, the choice of EVs has been               vehicle models for the different
                               First time registrations in the UK (% of total first time registrations)                       limited for vehicle buyers until                 powertrains for different vehicle
                                                                                                                              recently, although a number of                   segments. There is a move by car
                               70,000                                                                               61,293    new product launches in 2018, or                 manufacturers to shift from purchase
                                                                                                                    (2.13%)   announced for 2019, have created                 price to Total Cost of Ownership
                                                                                                                              greater breadth in the marketplace.              (TCO).29 This is to reflect tax and
                               60,000
                                                                                                          49,077              The market for LGVs is very price                other penalties, as well as the cost of
                                                                                                          (1.61%)             sensitive, so take-up of vehicles with           electricity (fuel).
                               50,000                                                                                         a price premium tends to be slow.
                                                                                        38,293                                                                                 While the upfront price of EVs is
                                                                                        (1.20%)
                               40,000
                                                                                                                              Vehicle range and battery size                   currently higher than equivalent
                                                                         29,368                                               Vehicle battery sizes and range of               ICE vehicles, prices are expected
                                                                         (0.93%)                                              BEVs have been increasing over recent            to continue to decline, with some
                               30,000                                                                                         years, with earlier models of small and          analysts suggesting cost parity of
                                                                                                                              medium cars typically having
Figure 5                                Popular supermini cars                                                                            Popular SUVs
Review of approximate
vehicle prices for popular
                                         80                                                                                               80
models across different
vehicle classes and
powertrain types. Prices                 70                                                                                               70
shown in £000s31
                                         60                                                                                               60
     ICE

     BEV                                 50                                                                                               50

     PHEV
                                         40                                                                                               40

                                         30                                                                                               30

                                         20                                                                                               20

                                         10                                                                                               10

                                          0                                                                                                0
                                                   Vauxhall Corsa        VW Polo          Ford Fiesta         Renault Zoe     BMW i3            Nissan Qashqai       Kia Sportage     Ford Kuga        Mitsubishi     Jaguar I-PACE      Volvo      Land Rover Range       Tesla
                                                                                        Style 1.5 TDCi         Q90 ZE40                                                                              Outlander PHEV                     XC-90 T8       Rover Sport       Model X 75D

Popular medium cars                                                                                                                       Popular executive cars

80                                                                                                                                        80

70                                                                                                                                        70

60                                                                                                                                        60

50                                                                                                                                        50

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30                                                                                                                                        30

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             Kia Soul        Ford Focus         VW Golf         Nissan Leaf    Kia Soul EV    Hyundai IONIQ       VW e-Golf    Kia Niro           Mercedes C Class           BMW 5 series         Mercedes E Class     BMW 530e iperf          Mercedes                  Tesla
           Petrol 1.6GDi   Style 1.5 Diesel   1.6TDi Diesel                                                                                                                                                                                  E 350e Plug-in            Model S 75D

                                        31 	TfL market review, 2019
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PHEV charge capability (kW)                                                                                                                BEV charge capability (kW)

150                                                                                                                                        150

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 135             135

125                                                                                                                                        125

100                                                                                                                                        100

 75                                                                                                                                         75

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                       0            0              0             0          0               0               0            0                                  0
     0                                                                                                                                       0
             Audi A3 e-tron   BMW 330e        Hyundai     Kia Niro    Mercedes   Porsche Panemera    Toyota       VW e-Golf   Mitsubishi         Renault ZOE R(Q)   Nissan e-NV200   Nissan Leaf   VW e-Golf    BMW i3   Tesla Model S   Tesla Model X
                                            Ioniq PHEV                 C350e         S E-hybrid   Prius plug-in     GTE       Outlander

Figure 6                                 2.1.4 Vehicle-charging capability                 to 11kW or less for many current                of charge on arrival and power
Review of charging                       AC and DC charging for BEVs                       BEVs and to 3.6kW or less for many              acceptance curve of the vehicle.
capabilities of selection of             and PHEVs                                         current PHEVs.                                  For example, a battery at 15 per
currently available EVs32
                                         It is critical to note that the speed                                                             cent, a low state of charge, will
     	Max AC charge                     of charging for both AC and DC                    Battery size, chemistry and battery             typically charge at a higher rate
         capability (kW)                 charging is not solely dependent on               management systems determine the                than one at 60 per cent.
                                         the potential charging speed of the               potential for DC charging, meaning
     	Max DC charge                     charger, but also on the vehicle and its          that vehicles rated for use of 50kW             A review of planned new EV model
         capability (kW)
                                         state of charge. The variety of charging          DC rapid chargers would be unable to            launches over the coming years
                                         capability is indicated across a range            draw the maximum power potential                indicates the majority of future
                                         of current EV models in Figure 6.                 of the higher powered 100kW+ DC                 BEV models facilitate a maximum
                                                                                           chargers. This has implications for             AC charging power of 11kW, and
                                         AC charging requires an on-board                  the future-proofing of infrastructure,          typically at least 50kW DC charging,
                                         rectifier to convert AC power to                  which results in cautious investment.           with a number of post-2019 launches
                                         DC required for battery storage.                                                                  also supporting ultra-rapid charging
                                         The size of the on-board rectifier                The rate of DC charge is also                   (100-350kW).
                                         limits the maximum AC charge rate                 dependent on the battery’s state

                                         32 	Abstracted from RAC Foundation, 2018

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Battery degradation concerns                     EV manufacturers are continually
                        There has been considerable debate               improving battery performance
                        over the impact of rapid charging on             and reducing the impacts of
                        battery life, with concerns raised over          degradation and loss of capacity.
                        potential for accelerated degradation.           This is important for the potential
                        These concerns have been                         role of rapid charging and the
                        compounded by vehicle manufacturers              next generation of ultra-rapid
                        including caveats in battery                     chargers (100kW+) for EV users.
                        warranties, often limiting the use of            This is because, as charging power
                        rapid charging or otherwise potentially          increases, all other things being
                        compromising warranted repairs.                  equal, more potential stress is
                        However, research has indicated                  imposed on EV batteries, which
                        that the negative impact of such                 could lead to accelerated ageing.
                        charging behaviour is largely over-              Technical challenges posed by ultra-
                        stated. Authoritative studies in the             rapid charging can be mitigated by
                        USA, UK and Europe, as well as well-             proportionally increasing battery
                        documented open source information               capacity, designing more effective
                        from EV owners, have demonstrated                thermal management (heating/
                        that battery management systems                  cooling of the battery pack) or
                        with appropriate charging protection             implementing more sophisticated
                        strategies are effective at limiting             protection when necessary.
                        incremental battery degradation due
                        to rapid charging.33, 34

                        33 SAE Technical Paper 2015-01-1190, Effects of Electric Vehicle Fast Charging on Battery
Image 7                     Life and Vehicle Performance, Shirk, M. and Wishart, J., 2015
Rapid charge point in   34 	On the possibility of extending the lifetime of lithium-ion batteries through optimal V2G
use in London               facilitated by a flexible integrated vehicle and smart-grid system, Energy, 133, pp. 710-
                            722, Uddin, Kotub, Jackson, Tim, Widanage, Widanalage Dhammika, Chouchelamane, Gael,
                            Jennings, P.A. (Paul A.) and Marco, James, 2017

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Table 4: Categories of charging infrastructure

                                                                                                                   Category
                                                                                                                   Type of power kW
                                                                                                                   Type of connector      Typical formats          Points to note

                                                                                                                   Rapid                  yy Rapid charge hubs     yy Fastest charge speeds (~22kWh in 30mins providing
                                                                                                                   DC 50+ (CCS/           yy Fuel stations            ~120km of range for 50kW rapid)
                                                                                                                   CHAdeMO/Su-                                     yy Higher capital cost (~£50,000) and higher prices
                                                                                                                                          yy Taxi rest ranks
                                                                                                                   percharger)                                        (20-40p/kWh)*
                                                                                                                   AC 43+ (Type 2)                                     – Most new BEVs can use rapid DC chargers
                                                                                                                                                                       – Maximum DC charge for majority of new BEVs is 50kW
                                                                                                                                                                       – Some premium models allow 100kW+
                                                                                                                                                                       – Maximum DC charge of some PHEVs is 22kW
                                                                                                                                                                       – No DC charging for many PHEVs/older BEVs
                                                                                                                                                                   Concerns regarding battery degradation owing to use of rapid
                                                                                                                                                                   chargers are easing
                                                                                                                   Destination            yy Retail / public       yy Slower speeds (~22kWh/~120km of range in 3 hours for a
                                                                                                                   Slow to fast              car parks                7kW fast charger and 6 hours for a 3.6kW slow charger)
                                                                                                                   AC 3-22                yy Urban centre          yy Lower capital cost ~£4-6,000 for a fast charger and as low as
                                                                                                                   (Type 2)                  streets                  £1,000 for a slow charger
                                                                                                                                          yy Leisure centres       yy Lower prices (9-15p/kWh)
                                                                                                                                          yy Hospitality           yy Streetscape impact will limit on-street mass deployment
                                                                                                                   Residential            yy Charge pillars        yy All EVs can use a form of AC charging, however
                                                                                                                   Slow to fast                                       – Maximum AC charge of many PHEVs is ~3.6kW
                                                                                                                                          yy Lampposts
                                                                                                                   AC 3-22                                            – Maximum AC charge of many BEVs is 11kW
                                                                                                                                          yy Pop-up/ kerb             – Some exceptions allow 22kW
                                                                                                                   (Type 2)
                                                                                                                                             chargers
                                                                                                                   Private                yy Home
                                                                                                                   Varies                 yy Workplace
                                                                                                                                          yy Depot

Image 8                   2.2 Charging infrastructure                                                                 Publicly accessible        Not publicly accessible
Slow charge point being
installed in London                                                                                               *Indicative pay as you go price range
                          2.2.1 Categories and definitions            In this delivery plan, we have
                          There are many ways to categorise           categorised what we believe the
                          charging infrastructure, including          dominant charging formats are for
                          charge speed, connector compatibility,      London in Table 4. The three categories
                          electrical current type (AC/DC) and         of publicly accessible charging include                                                                                                          Figure 7
                          location type (such as on-street/off-       elements of both charging speed and                                                                                                              Examples of the
                          street residential, fuel station, retail,   location (for slow to fast chargers).                                                                                                            different categories of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       charging infrastructure
                          leisure and car parks).                     The fourth category, private charging,                                                                                                           as set out in Table 4
                                                                      is critical in its effects on the demand
                                                                      for public chargers, but is not the focus
                                                                      of this report.

                                                                                                                          Rapid                  Destination               Residential               Private

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