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London and the south-east received 45% of new charger capacity in the past year, analysis shows
London and the south-east have benefited disproportionately from the installation of new electric car charge points in the last year, amid a push to be ready the UK for the ban on internal combustion engine cars in 2030.
The two regions together received 45% of new charger capacity in the year to October, well in excess of their 27% share of the population, according to a Guardian analysis of Zap Map data which shows charging points across the UK published by the Department for Transport.
Every other region received a lower proportion of new charge points installed during the year to October than their population would suggest.
So much for “levelling up the North” Then
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Is that because there are more EV’s in the south though? EV’s are still generally being bought by the more wealthy who are more likely to be living in the London/South East. So the chargers get put where the demand is – no real surprise there.
Am pretty sure if Doncaster council was seen putting in EV charging points there would be plenty of people saying it was waste of money.
Electric vehicles are completely unviable where I live, almost zero charging infrastructure, Govt basically putting the cart before the horse ?,
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Electric vehicles are completely unviable where I live, almost zero charging infrastructure, Govt basically putting the cart before the horse
,Where I live, a small town in S.E.England, all the 7kW chargers are behind expensive paywalls (restaurant car park, hotel car park, railway station car park), there are no other chargers. But, if you can charge at home it doesn’t matter as you never use the local chargers. What matters is that there are chargers on your journeys & at your destinations & that they are reliable.
Put simply, the best thing the government can do to promote and advance EV ownership, is to invest nationwide in the infrastructure before forcing us to use and purchase vehicles we can’t conveniently charge
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Put simply, the best thing the government can do to promote and advance EV ownership, is to invest nationwide in the infrastructure before forcing us to use and purchase vehicles we can’t conveniently charge
Agreed, but we already have councils being offered funding for public access charge points, but councils have taken the money & then debate which councillor should have the charge points nearest them, or put the charge points for free access to council employees only (ignoring taxation laws)… yes Macclesfield council, you!
As many councils have been so poor & many have put chargers in places that no-one will use, I think that the government is now hoping that as more EVs appear on the roads the private companies will roll out more chargers (Tesco (PodPoint which is EDF)/BP/Shell/Ionity/etc., all rolling out large numbers of chargers). The government have already mandated that all new rapid chargers must accept contactless payment which is critical.
I’d advise that you observe https://www.plugshare.com/ and look for the spanners, that’s where the new chargers are appearing although I’ve come across a few more that have been installed but the covers are still on due to C19 (e.g. 1066 Cafe on the A21).
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