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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Peter Walker Senior political correspondent

Disparities in EV charging provision risk drop-off in UK transition, study warns

Pedestrians and a cyclist pass a car plugged into a charging point
The report says ‘urban management and social equity’ are now more of a factor than technological advances in levels of take-up. Photograph: Martin Godwin/The Guardian

The UK is at risk of a drastic slowdown in its transition to electric cars because of big disparities in the availability and cost of charging points, especially in poorer areas, a report says.

The study, by the consultancy Stonehaven, argues that given rapid advances in batteries and car range, persuading more people to move to electric vehicles is now less an issue of technology than one of “urban management and social equity”.

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