 drivers have been issued an urgent warning after it emerged that the majority of UK council areas have no roadside chargers. More than two-thirds of local authorities have failed to install residential charging infrastructure, leaving motorists in danger of being caught out. 1 Nearly 70% of councils have no residential EV charging points in their areas Credit: Getty A study from popular manufacturer Vauxhall found that 69% of councils have no on-street charging stations in their jurisdictions, while over 70% have no published strategy to introduce them. Of those surveyed, 45% said they had no plans to address this shortfall before the end of the year. Likewise, a new map revealed that the number of charging points has increased rapidly in recent months, but some parts of the country are yet to be brought onto the grid. As of July this year, there were 44,020 charging spaces across the UK, compared to just 24,374 in July 2021. Yet large areas of Somerset , Cumbria and Yorkshire are complete blackspots for EV charging. This means that drivers in those areas have to rely on residential charging points, which can be expensive to install and run privately. Toddington Harper, CEO of sustainable energy company Gridserve, told Autocar: "Almost every issue of speed of implementation is down to the speed of grid connections. "I'm not kicking the grid here. It was designed for a completely different purpose and adapting it to what we need, while keeping the lights on, is a huge task. "But we can often be delayed by months or more waiting for a connection. The process you have to go through is hard at best and infuriating at worst." Vauxhall managing director James Taylor added: "Accessibility to charge points near your home is critical to the transition to electric vehicle ownership in the UK. "We want to galvanise the needs and interests of everyone, from the public to the counci){kind=link}
ELECTRIC vehicle (EV) drivers have been issued an urgent warning after it emerged that the majority of UK council areas have no roadside chargers.
More than two-thirds of local authorities have failed to install residential charging infrastructure, leaving motorists in danger of being caught out.
A study from popular manufacturer Vauxhall found that 69% of councils have no on-street charging stations in their jurisdictions, while over 70% have no published strategy to introduce them.
Of those surveyed, 45% said they had no plans to address this shortfall before the end of the year.
Likewise, a new map revealed that the number of charging points has increased rapidly in recent months, but some parts of the country are yet to be brought onto the grid.