Following the news that the government is to act on the current
monopoly on electric car charging at motorway service areas, and
introduce minimum service levels and clear charge pricing
(see link
here), please see below a comment from the RAC.
COMMENT BEGINS
RAC spokesman Rod Dennis said: “This is extremely welcome news as
charging electric cars at motorway service areas needs to fast,
reliable and easy to pay for so drivers can make longer journeys
with the minimum of fuss. It should also go a long way towards
showing would-be EV drivers that ‘range anxiety’ is a thing of
the past, further speeding up the switch to electric.
“Nothing is more frustrating to an electric car driver than the
sight of an out-of-order charge point, so the fact that there
will be a commitment to having chargers ‘in service’ will make a
big difference. The promise of clear pricing is also important as
drivers are used to knowing what they’d be paying before filling
up thanks to petrol price ‘totems’ on forecourts.
“The RAC is proud to be leading the way in supporting
drivers in switching to electric vehicles. An ever-increasing
number of our patrol vans have built-in emergency mobile charging
systems capable of giving an out-of-charge electric car enough
power to be driven a short distance home or to a working charge
point, while our All-Wheels-Up recovery system allows our patrols
to safely rescue electric cars without the need for a flatbed."
