Which car? launched a survey to find the best and worst places to charge electrified vehicles in the UK.
The information from the survey will be used by What Car? evaluate public charging companies, which in turn will help consumers choose the best ones to charge their cars with.
Take which car? Electric car charging survey here
Questions include how often drivers use public chargers, what brands of chargers they use, and whether they think it offers good value for money. The survey can be accessed here and only takes a short time to complete.
The inquiry is prompted by the increased adoption of plug-in hybrid and electric cars following the UK government’s planned 2030 ban on sales of new ICE cars, which is expected to drastically reduce the number of ICE cars on UK roads .
As more and more people switch to electrified cars, having the right infrastructure is essential to charge them quickly and easily.
Britain’s public charging network has quintupled since 2015, according to recent statistics from the Department for Transport.
However, although the UK now has around 20,000 public electric vehicle chargers, including over 3,000 fast units, charging electric vehicles is still arguably hit and miss.
Which car? Claire Evans, Consumer Editor-in-Chief, said: “Over the next few years more people will be using the UK’s public electric car charging network, and they will need to know which companies are offering the highest level of service and the best value for money. “
Earlier this year, Autocar conducted a pricing survey which found that despite strong overall trends, many networks are inconsistent.
Which car? The survey aims to supplement this data to build a more detailed picture of electric vehicle charging in the UK.
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Source: www.autocar.co.uk
This notice was published: 2021-06-10 15:46:29
