Most UK cars only driven for one hour a day leaving ample time for EV charging

For the rest of the time the car or van is either parked at home (73 per cent) or parked elsewhere (23 per cent), for example at work, the body found.

The analysis was revealed in its Standing Still report, which looks at data provided by net-zero analytics consultancy Field Dynamics and the Ordnance Survey, as well as government statistics.

Steve Gooding, RAC Foundation director, said: “The average car is driven just one hour out of every 24, a proportion that is almost the same as it was back in 1995.”

The report also found that around 18 million (65 per cent) of Britain’s 27.6 million households have the potential for off-street parking for at least one car or van, which gives significant opportunity for charging electric vehicles at home.

Gooding continued: “This lack of use does have one silver lining. It means that there is ample opportunity for recharging the next generation of electric vehicles, particularly at home, or at work – so making best...