Despite long queues and soaring prices, are we being too negative about the UK's charging infrastructure? Jim_Holder gathers some of the industry's bosses for a deep-dive...
“We aren’t in the spotlight because nobody is showing up at our sites; we’re under scrutiny because they’re so in demand that people want more of them.
“If you root the reason for our existence in the climate crisis then that’s a good thing. The industry in the round should get a bit more credit for creating this demand so quickly. Five years ago when ❞ I was talking to investors about building charging hubs, my business case was based on how much coffee I could sell, because they were concerned nobody might buy EVs.
“Yes, but the great news is that the infrastructure that’s going in today is from reputable, reliable businesses that are experts in running these networks to the highest standard. So every site that goes live is raising the bar of quality every day. Issues should be reducing by the minute.”“The motorway network has required a lot of work. At one point we’d changed 120 chargers in 120 days.
“The innovation hasn’t stopped, either: there are ideas around automated charging when you plug in, with numberplate recognition and more. It’s easy today, but must get easier.”Presumably the zero-emission vehicle mandate, which will ramp up EV sales from 22% of new cars to 100% by 2030, is your perfect scenario? “What it will do is guarantee the deployment of full-battery electric vehicles in a consistent way as we head to 2030.
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