A news story in the June 2023 issue of E&T, ‘Demand for electric vehicles slows as public chargers remain elusive’, touches on the slow-down in demand for EVs in the UK due to lack of infrastructure. Having recently bought a Nissan Leaf, which I am pleased with, I have set about experimenting with my local charging network, with mixed results.
Quite often you have to download an app, then get it to work. If you are desperate enough you can telephone a help line, where you will be greeted by some music and a voice telling you where you are in a queue. Success from this point onwards is still hit and miss.
Supermarkets incentivise shopping by offering charging facilities in their car parks. A word of caution though: parking restrictions still apply, along with the penalties, so keep one eye on your watch and the other eye on how far you think you can travel in between charges. Also, revise your...