Wiltshire is behind the electric transport revolution with less than average access to electric car charging ports. 

Last year it was revealed that Wiltshire lagged behind the curve on the green transport revolution.

According to the latest data from the Department for Transport, in October 2020, there were 120 public charging ports in the county, an increase of 10 since April. 

Additionally, there are 17 rapid charging ports in the county which is one more than in April last year.

That represents a rate of 24 per 100,000 people, leaving Wiltshire behind the UK average rate of 29. Since October 2019, the area has added 24 chargers to its supply. 

This comes as a Uswitch survey into the biggest worries about buying electric cars revealed that of the 1,000 drivers questioned, one in three said their biggest concern was access to charging ports.

Uswitch car insurance expert, Ben Smithson, said: “While there’s still a long way to go, thankfully the UK's charging infrastructure is improving all the time, with the number of public charge points increasing from around 1,500 in 2011 to more than 36,000 in over 13,000 locations in January 2021. 

“There are now also more electric vehicle charging points than fuel stations installed around the UK, which is a positive sign for those thinking of buying an EV and evidence of the continued investment  in this technology.” 

In Wiltshire Council’s car parks there are 44 electric car charging bays and 12 rapid charging bays.

A spokesman for the council said the authority was looking at ways to expand it’s green vehicle charging infrastructure. 

They said: “We are currently exploring Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) grant funding under the On-street Residential Chargepoint Scheme (ORCS) to increase the availability of plug-in vehicle charging infrastructure in Wiltshire. 

“This would be subject to council and government approval.”