Insights Data Products

Definitions and methodologies - Utilisation

 

Welcome to the Zapmap Insights data products subscriber help page.

In here you'll find all of the field definitions and calculation methodologies to super-charge your value realisation, whether you're a Profile, Monitor, or Empower customer.

 

Data Definitions

 

Utilisation 

Excludes sessions below 2 mins.

DynamicA Device/EVSE/Connector that has sent any status within the reporting period, or the preceding 60 days
ActiveA Dynamic Device/EVSE/Connector that has sent a Charging status within the reporting period, or the preceding 60 days

Infrastructure averages

April 2025
Power band

Devices per Location

EVSE per device

Connectors per EVSE

Slow

1.70

1.21

1.03

Fast

2.03

1.37

1.02

Rapid

1.97

1.47

1.14

Ultra-rapid

4.80

1.21

1.04

Overall

2.02

1.37

1.05

Power rating proxies

These values are updated quarterly and will remain in place for the whole of the subsequent quarter.

Calculated using a rolling 12-months of Zap-Pay transaction data.  Sessions of 2 minutes or more are included.

Power band

Median (kW)

Mean (kW)

Mode (kW)

Slow (<8 kW)

3.7

4

7

Fast AC (<50 kW)

7.5

8.3

10

Fast DC (<50 kW)

22.2

25.5

20.4

Rapid (<150 kW)

38.3

37.8

47.3

Ultra-rapid (150 kW+)

52.7

55.4

43

Additional Data Fields

Active Device DaysThe number of days all dynamic devices provided a charge, e.g. One dynamic device could have up to 31 Active Device Days in a calendar month
Active Devices CountNumber of Zapmap-defined physical public charge points with live connection utilised within reporting period
Anonymity TestConfidentiality check: 3 networks ≥15% market share, none >70%
Distinct Dynamic Network CountNumber of dynamic networks (CPOs) within the classification
Distinct Network CountNumber of networks (CPOs) within the classification
Dynamic Device DaysThe number of days all dynamic devices were available to charge
Dynamic Devices CountNumber of Zapmap-defined physical public charge points with live connection
Events CountNumber of recorded charging sessions
Events per Active DeviceNumber of recorded charging sessions per Active Device (mean average)
Events per Active Device DayNumber of recorded charging sessions per Active Device Day 
Events per Dynamic DeviceNumber of recorded charging sessions per Dynamic Device (mean average)
Events per Dynamic Device dayNumber of recorded charging sessions per Dynamic Device Day
GeographyCountries (all), regions (all), postal towns (MU & MU+)
Mean Event DurationAverage of charge durations
Power BandingSlow (<8kW), Fast (≥ 8kW & <50kW), Rapid (≥ 50kW & <150kW), Ultra-rapid (≥ 150kW)
Primary Location CategoryHigh-level categorisation of the location
Reporting StartReporting month
Total Devices CountNumber of Zapmap-defined physical public charge points
Total kWhTotal energy transferred by device(s) in reporting period