‘Patchy and behind deadline’: MPs attack UK rollout of EV charging points

There is not a single charge point in the UK that is fully compliant with accessibility standards that the DfT established with the Motability charity more than two years ago, MPs reported. Photograph: Doug Houghton/Alamy

The rollout of electric vehicle chargers across Britain is “patchy”, behind deadline and ignores the needs of disabled drivers, the parliamentary spending watchdog has found.

A report published by the public accounts committee (PAC) warned that the charging points needed to give drivers confidence for the switch to EVs were still lacking, particularly on Britain’s biggest roads.