Tag Archives: Charging

A lack of on-street electric charging infrastructure is holding back dealer sales of electric vans. Research by Vauxhall, published in a new ‘Electric Van Adoption Report’, has highlighted the growing need to improve the UK’s public charging infrastructure to support businesses in their transition to electric. 91% told Vauxhall their drivers would be reliant on using on-street public charging to ...

Three out of four drivers believe the high cost of public charging to be the most significant barrier to wider uptake of Electric Vehicles. That’s the conclusion of a report from EVA England, the EV driver membership body. The publishing of the EVA England report comes amidst concerns in the EV sector that a lack of consumer incentives risks derailing ...

Business drivers believe the cost of EVs is still holding back 40.9% of businesses from switching to electric. That’s a key finding of the Europcar Mobility Group UK EV barometer for Quarter 2 which found that the lack of charging infrastructure was also an issue. More than a third of drivers surveyed, 35.7%, said lack of charging options were holding ...

Lack of support from carmakers on dealer electric vehicle charging infrastructure is the biggest bugbear for dealers. The latest Dealer Attitude Survey from the National Franchised Dealers Association found dealers worried about on site charging and carmaker support. The question got a score of 5.2 out of 10, the lowest returning score for the entire survey. Kia claimed the top ...

The UK Government will ensure EV owners without driveways or dedicated parking spaces can access the £350 chargepoint grant by offering it to those who own or rent and have access to adequate street parking. EV owners will receive up to 75% off the cost of purchasing and installing a chargepoint but must ensure they have permission from their council ...

BEV charging seems to be in the news at the moment.  The British comedy actor Rowan Atkinson attracted attention with a column in the Guardian newspaper suggesting that he had been duped into buying a BEV by incomplete environmental analyses, but also commented on unsatisfactory charging experiences. Bigger news came out of the US recently however when GM announced that ...

Dealers are coming under increased pressure from OEMs to put aside more space on forecourts for EV charging. That’s the view of dealer property expert Bill Bexson (pictured) of APC, now owned by Savills, speaking to Zeus Capital head of research Mike Allen in the Motor Sector Podcast. He said that dealers are unhappy with the move as it is ...