Calls for UK electric car charging regulator to take radical action
The UK automotive industry is calling for radical action to ensure all drivers can benefit from public EV charging networks.
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A new seven-point plan aims to make electric vehicle charging affordable, accessible and available for all. A proposed new independent regulator would be responsible for ensuring targets are met.
It comes as figures show the number of available public EV charging points has risen by 69.8 percent between 2019 and 2021. However, the number of battery electric cars on the road has increased by a staggering 586.8 percent during the same period.
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The industry does praise the rollout of chargers. It notes that, since 2011, the overall number of public charging points has increased by 3,000 percent.
However, the dramatic increase in EV numbers is leading