Who is getting Britain's on-street chargers in the ground? char.gy leads LEVI delivery as rollout accelerates
char.gy has been awarded 11 Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) projects. Four are signed and in delivery, in Brighton & Hove, Devon & Torbay, Reading and West Northamptonshire, and a further seven are progressing to signature.
char.gy has delivered more LEVI charge points than any other operator, roughly twice as many as the next operator, according to Zapmap data. It has over 650 LEVI sockets live and plans to deliver over 60,000 across the projects it has been awarded to date.
Councils are trusting char.gy to upgrade existing networks. It has replaced 955 charge points in Richmond and Wandsworth, is replacing networks in Barnet and Brighton & Hove, and has now installed its 6,000th charge point.
The speed and breadth of char.gy's rollout matter because half of UK councils still offer no on-street charging for residents without driveways.
char.gy has delivered more LEVI charge points than any other operator, according to Zapmap data, as councils across England turn government Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) funding into kerbside charging for drivers without driveways.
The on-street specialist has been awarded 11 LEVI contracts. Four are signed and in delivery, in Brighton & Hove, Devon & Torbay, Reading and West Northamptonshire. A further seven, including the Isle of Wight and Central Bedfordshire, have been awarded and are progressing to signature.
Across the LEVI projects it has been awarded to date, char.gy plans to deliver over 60,000 sockets. Over 650 LEVI sockets are already live in Brighton & Hove and Reading, roughly twice as many installs as the next operator.
Alongside its LEVI work, char.gy continues to expand in London, with installation under way in Barnet and Enfield. This week it reached a major milestone, installing its 6,000th charge point. That's 1,000 new charge points in less than six months, since it installed its 5,000th in in May.
Forward-thinking councils are prioritising long-term quality of service, trusting char.gy to take over and upgrade existing networks. It has already replaced 955 charge points in Richmond and Wandsworth and is now replacing legacy on-street charge points in Barnet and Brighton & Hove.
The geographical breadth of char.gy’s rollouts is significant given regional disparities in on-street charging access, with over 70 per cent of kerbside chargers installed across the country up until the end of 2025 located in London alone.
The pace matters too. Vauxhall's Freedom of Information research for its Electric Streets of Britain campaign found that half of UK councils still need on-street charging for residents without driveways. With 2.18 million EVs on UK roads and 40% of drivers living without off-street parking, every new council area char.gy reaches opens up electric driving to more households.
Despite the challenges, the sector as a whole is moving in the right direction. On-street chargers made up over 55% of new public installs in 2025, and the UK now has just over 122,000 public charge points, more than 50,000 of them added since the end of 2023. With LEVI firmly in the delivery and installation phase, councils now need partners with the capacity and financial strength to turn awarded projects into working charge points quickly. Backed by the Charging Infrastructure Investment Fund (CIIF) and the National Wealth Fund, char.gy has the long-term investment to deliver at scale and run its network for years to come.
char.gy says growth has not come at the expense of quality. Its network runs at more than 99% availability, its hardware is manufactured in the UK, and it has offered the most affordable on-street EV tariff for four consecutive years.
John Lewis, CEO of char.gy, said:
"Councils are choosing char.gy because we turn LEVI projects into working charge points at pace and keep them working. 6,000 charge points in, we are installing faster than ever, and the seven further councils we are working with towards signature mean that pace will keep growing."