Funding for on-street chargepoints doubled to help charge up electric vehicle revolution – AA comments

Commenting on the Department for Transport’s announcement of increased funding for on-street chargingpoints, Jack Cousens, head of roads policy for the AA says; “We welcome the increase in charge points as it will help ease the fears drivers have of running out of charge. Eight out of 10 (80%) of drivers say they are concerned about the availability of public charging points** and is one of the top three stumbling blocks to EV ownership.

“This will be especially helpful to those who have no allocated parking space at home. As the nation accelerates towards EV ownership, the look and feel of residential streets will need to change so drivers have the option to charge at home.

“Making the charging experience as easy and simple as possible will only help the uptake of electric cars and drive the country towards half of new sales being ultra-low emission by 2030.”

** AA Populus Driver Poll, June 2018, 10,220 responses