EV CAR RANGE ANXIETY - IS IT A THING OF THE PAST?

EV Chargers Are Everywhere

It's easy to assume chargers are hard to find. In reality, the UK now has almost five times more public EV charging locations than petrol stations, nearly 42,000 sites, compared with around 8,400 fuel stations.

Even in rural areas, the maximum distance between chargers is about 9 - 10 miles, and in cities like London, the network is incredibly dense, with 25,000 public chargers alone. The growth continues at pace: over 1,000 new public chargers are added every month, helping keep pace with the increasing number of EVs on the road.

Chargers Work When You Need Them

Early public chargers could be unreliable, but those days are gone. UK regulations now require rapid chargers to maintain 99% uptime, and most networks exceed this. For example, InstaVolt reports 99.53% availability across its network.

Yes, charging takes a bit longer than filling a petrol tank, but the convenience of home, workplace, or retail park charging more than makes up for it.

Home Charging Is a Game-Changer

A big advantage of EVs is that you can “refuel” overnight at home. Around 680,000 UK homes already have chargers,...