Almost half of all UK homes unsuitable for electric car chargers – ‘isn’t a viable option’
New research from Lloyds Bank shows that only 56 percent of British homes can currently support electric car charging points. From 2030 no new petrol or diesel cars will be sold in the UK but more than two-fifths (44 percent) of UK homes are unsuitable for electric vehicle ownership.
For those without garages, driveways or dedicated parking may see themselves excluded from making the transition to sustainability and electric vehicles.
Lloyds Bank mortgage data shows that around 30 percent of people applying for a mortgage do not have a garage or space for a car.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, therefore, homeowners with a private driveway are the most positive about their homes’ suitability for a greener vehicle, with over half (55 percent) confident they would be able to make provision to charge an electric car.
Nick Williams, transport director at Lloyds Bank, said the data highlights the need for a targeted rollout of public chargers to areas which may be left behind.
He added: “The growth we have seen in electric vehicle registrations is encouraging but, with many in the UK living in properties where installing a home charging port isn’t a viable option, having a reliable charging infrastructure is absolutely vital for the UK’s transition to net zero.
“The Government has made positive steps by ensuring new build homes are fully equipped to have charging facilities, but many will have to continue to rely on charging an electric vehicle somewhere other than at home.
“This means there remains a need for focused investment in public charging points in residential – and particularly rural – areas.
“We’ll only make real progress in becoming a nation of sustainable drivers if we don’t leave anyone behind – no matter where they live in the country or their home set-up.”
The rollout of Charging network if it will be be anything like the rollout of highspeed broadband or 5g etc. There’s even area’s that not even connect to the gas network and have to have oil delivered to heat there homes. So I don’t see things being much differenta dn it will be a case of can or cannot’s due to some economic viability.
It will fail many people and then there is the added costs if you cannot change at home.
44% of the nations homes do not have the ability to charge at home. So no it’s not about being anti Ev as many seem to say as they can charge at home and have saved hugely, but as time moves on those savings will drop.
Until it does become practical and more affordable to charge if you cannot charge at home, then many will not move overt to Ev’s and I am one of those people, who also has mobility issues and the only driver in our household is me, as my wife has epilepsy and cannot drive.
So really it’s just not a non-starter right now. I cannot park far away from home and charge without then having to stay with the vehicle, as I cannot get back home and then back to the car once it’s charged, I could get two taxi’s everytime, but how affordable is that on a regular basis, everytime you need to charge up. Also We also need the car nearby 24/7 for obvious reason’s as it’s my lifeline. This is main issue many face, especially outside big cities.