I really struggle to see how EVs are going to work going forward.
Charging is just too much of an issue for too many people.
Maybe at some point technology will solve it but I don't see it yet.
As it happens.. my job is servicing EV charge points.
Things I didn't know before I started - just how many CPs there actually are, literally thousands. The company I work for has well in excess of 2000 in Scotland alone.
How readily people make the change, once you get past the "range anxiety" and find that yes you can get wherever you're going without worrying about running out of power.
Range for EVs is increasing rapidly, with new models getting 280 miles easily. If you think about it, how many trips of 200 plus miles will you do on a regular basis?
Charging, fast chargers will top you up to 80% (from very low) in less than 30 minutes for most cars and 80% will easily get you there (~100mls or more) for most journeys.
Plug your car in overnight and it will cost an average of £8.50 to fully charge (works out between 17 and 32 miles per pound as opposed to 8-9 miles for petrol.
Even the most expensive price for charging commercially gets you an equivalent of a tank of fuel for half the cost of petrol and it can cost you much less.
How pleasant an electric car is to drive.
E.G. the North Coast 500 has some 15 places with fast chargers and sometimes multiple units on a site (usually a car park) in it's 500 mile length. That's two or three times the number of petrol stations and pssst, they are all free to use!
