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Three out of four drivers believe the high cost of public charging to be the most significant barrier to wider uptake of Electric Vehicles.
That’s the conclusion of a report from EVA England, the EV driver membership body.
The publishing of the EVA England report comes amidst concerns in the EV sector that a lack of consumer incentives risks derailing the progress made towards EV uptake so far.
The EVA England report comes as the organisation submits its response to the Government’s public consultation on its Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Mandate policy,
In its report, EVA England has made a total 14 recommendations to Government. This included an expansion of popular workplace ‘salary sacrifice’ schemes.
Vicky Edmonds, chief executive of EVA England, said: “EV uptake has risen quickly over the last fifteen years.
“In 2010 there were just over 1,500 Electric cars on UK roads, compared to over 1 million today.
“Much of this impressive growth can be closely linked to Government incentives and regulations aimed at EV uptake.
“But as the market evolves so do the challenges, meaning a new set of actions is now needed to encourage more drivers to take up an EV.”
