A new Constituency Map giving a detailed snapshot of how local communities are progressing in the transition to electric driving is now available for England.

Launched by electric car driver association EVA England and developed by Field Dynamics, with input from Zapmap, the map gives a breakdown of EV uptake and the availability of public charging infrastructure in each constituency in England.

The release comes two years after EVA England published its first version of this map and shows the areas where EV uptake (defined as the estimated number of EVs as a proportion of all vehicles in the constituency) is lagging behind, and where more effort is needed to show drivers that these cars can work for them.

The bottom five constituency areas for EV uptake, where 2% or less of vehicles in the area are electric, are Smethwick; West Bromwich; Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, and Plymouth Moorview; Tipton and Wednesbury; and Kingston upon Hull.

The updated map also looks at charging access for the first time, demonstrating how each region and local community is progressing in supporting greater use of EVs by rolling out charging infrastructure to serve drivers without access to private charging.

The top five constituencies – based on those households without access to off-street parking and within a five-minute walk of a charger – are Queen’s Park and Maida Vale; Peckham; Kensington and Bayswater; Islington South and Finsbury; and Hackney South and Shoreditch. All five are London boroughs.

Within all of these boroughs, over 99% of households are within reach of a charge point and, in Queens Park and Maida Vale, plus Kensington and Bayswater, over 10% of cars within the borough are electric.

Outside of London, the map also reveals that Coventry and Brighton are demonstrating considerable progress in rolling out charging infrastructure, with just under 90% of households in Coventry South within five minutes of a charger.

More broadly, the map allows local authorities, charge point operators, policymakers and residents to understand how their constituency compares to neighbours and to regional averages. It highlights where public charging is keeping pace with demand – and where urgent action is needed.

Vicky Edmonds, chief executive of EVA England, said: “The updated map shows clear areas of progress, in both attracting drivers into EVs and also in the charging infrastructure available to them, but also clear gaps. Continued collaboration across industry and government will be essential, and so will the voices of EV drivers who understand the day-to-day reality of driving and charging these vehicles better than anyone.”

Maz Shar, board director for data at EVA England, said: “Using data to drive informed decision-making is vital. This expanded constituency map gives MPs and residents a clear view of how their area is progressing in the transition to electric vehicles. With new metrics, and a more intuitive way to compare constituencies, it will help empower those involved in the EV transition to accelerate progress in their area.

“As someone who has driven 40,000 miles without access to private charging, I’m especially focused on how well areas without home charging are performing.”

EVA England’s new Constituency Map is online here.