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There are close to 2000 public EV chargers nationwide. (File photo)

Public EV charger numbers are lagging, EV advocacy group Drive Electric says, with bottlenecks forming at some sites.

The government has set a goal of having 10,000 public chargers nationwide by 2030, but latest Energy Efficiency & Conservation Authority (EECA) figures put the number of public chargers at 2182.

Drive Electric's Kirsten Corson, told Nine to Noon, public chargers were lacking in regional towns, along tourist routes and apartment buildings.