LEVI installations reach provisional 1,268

EVs changing on public chargers on the street

The figure is almost double the 643 confirmed LEVI installations recorded at 1 April, but the latest quarter remains provisional and the LEVI series is published with a longer reporting lag than some other charging datasets.

LEVI is beginning to move from funding to installed hardware

LEVI was designed to support local authorities in expanding residential public charging, particularly for households without off-street parking. Much of the programme has so far been discussed in terms of allocated funding, procurement and concession awards rather than chargers physically installed.

The latest statistics provide a clearer measure of delivery. They show 643 confirmed LEVI installations at 1 April 2026 and a provisional estimate of 1,268 by 1 July.

Grant totals cover several different schemes

DfT and OZEV report 412,682 installations funded through home-charging grant schemes since 2013 and 85,547 through workplace schemes since 2016. Public charging grant schemes have supported a provisional 24,945 installations since 2017.

Those public totals should not be described as LEVI alone. They combine LEVI with earlier programmes including the On-street Residential Chargepoint Scheme, while some newer schemes are reported separately.

Other charging grants remain relatively early-stage

The household on-street and cross-pavement charging grant has funded 59 sockets, while the NHS Chargepoint Accelerator has reported 912 sockets since July 2025. Depot Charging Grant statistics are not yet included in the published series.

These differences matter when judging programme performance. Funding awarded, contracts signed, sites planned, chargers installed and chargers commissioned are separate stages and should not be treated as equivalent measures of delivery.

The latest LEVI number is provisional

Recent administrative data can be revised, and the LEVI series runs around three months behind some other charging statistics. The 1,268 figure should therefore be treated as a current provisional estimate rather than a final count.

Even with that caveat, the latest release suggests LEVI is moving into a more visible installation phase as local-authority concession programmes progress from procurement into deployment.