MPs have added their voice to calls for the government to lay out a clear plan for how it will deliver sufficient charging infrastructure for electric vehicles across the
A new report from the transport select committee said that it was vital for ministers to work with the
The report comes hot on the heels of a similar study by the UK’s competition watchdog, which raised concerns about the choice and availability of chargepoints at motorway service stations.
It warned that drivers who live in rural or remote areas or who do not have off-street parking risk being left behind.
In order to tackle this, public charge provision should be made a requirement of local development and ministers should provide funding for local authorities to hire staff to deliver charging infrastructure.
In addition, ministers should address the discrepancy between the 5 per cent VAT consumers pay for home charging and 20 per cent VAT for the on-street alternative.
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“Charging electric vehicles should be convenient, straightforward and inexpensive and drivers must not be disadvantaged by where they live or how they charge their vehicles.”
He added that it was vital that the rollout did not see a repeat of the broadband and mobile ‘not spot’ lottery, which left some consumers in rural without access to decent mobile and internet service.
“There will be an uptick in demand for energy so we need to ensure that we are future proofing, putting the right wires in the right place for future demand.”
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