Southampton City Council currently have 46 electric vehicle chargers able to charge up to 59 vehicles a time installed across 17 locations across the city (parking charges may apply).
We have offered these on a 'free to use' trial basis since their introduction in 2018. With the increase in use and increase in energy costs we have now (as of 12 December 2022 at 1am) introduced a fee of £0.45 per kilowatt hour to access any of our Public EV Chargers.
We are also working with partners to install additional points to ensure we meet the growing demand for accessible, quick and efficient charging points across residential areas as well as city centre locations.
Locations
Six type two charging points are available at each of our five city centre multi-story car parks:
Chargers are also available in Woolston and Bitterne. Two type two fast charging points are available at each of these car parks:
Woolston
Bitterne
You will need a charge card to use all of our charging points.
Apply for a charge card
We have two taxi-only rapid chargers installed in Lances Hill car park, Bitterne and Southbrook Road South car park on the North side of Central Station. These chargers can only be accessed by Southampton City Council registered taxis and private hire vehicles. Rapid chargers allow most electric cars to top-up their battery in less than 30 minutes.
Over the next months and years, we will be installing more chargers to continue to help more people switch to electric vehicles. Keep an eye on this page to find out where more charging points are being installed.
Zap-Map can be used to find your nearest charging point in Southampton and elsewhere.
If you are experiencing difficulty using a charge point, please email electric.vehicles@southampton.gov.uk.