Transition to Electric Vehicles: Stimulating Local Authorities to address charging infrastructure challenges

Britain’s ‘road to zero’ aims to attain zero emissions by 2040, but research has exposed barriers to delivering an efficient electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure including: urban versus rural charging infrastructure divide; EV affordability and consumer acceptance, range anxiety, lack of spaces installing charging points in some Local Authorities (LAs), lack of educational
programmes and views on electricity pressure/demand on the National Grid.
Key recommendations include: innovation in consumer experience on EV technologies; transition plan from petrol and diesel cars (ICE) to EVs; bridging urban-rural charging infrastructure gap; improving EV incentives; investment in disadvantaged and low-income communities and measures decarbonizing the National Grid towards a low-carbon economy.