Government powers up Electric Vehicle revolution with £20 million chargepoint boost – AA comments

Commenting on the Department for Transport’s investment of £20 million into on-street chargepoint grant scheme, Edmund King, AA president, says; “Good progress is being made but in order to help current and future EV drivers, more charge points will need to be installed. For the 40% of households without designated off-street parking, finding a viable, cheap and simple to use solution, is key.

“However, our own study last year showed that some councils used this grant to only fund charge points in town centre car parks*. While car park chargers are important, we feel this goes against the spirit of the grant which is aimed at overcoming tackling the problem of EV drivers without off-street parking.

“The charging network must also be reliable which is why we are working with chargepoint operators to help keep the power flowing**.”

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NOTES TO EDITORS

* https://www.theaa.com/about-us/newsroom/electric-avenues

** https://www.theaa.com/about-us/newsroom/aa-rolls-out-ev-support-service-in-response-to-increased-demand