Currently, VAT on domestic electricity is 5 per cent, whereas motorists using on-street chargers must pay 20 per cent.
But new campaign group FairCharge – which aims to remove barriers to the transition to electric cars – described the policy as “unfair”.
The group is being led by automotive journalist and former 'Top Gear' presenter Quentin Wilson, who co-founded fuel price lobby group FairFuelUK in 2010.
He said owning an EV must be “affordable and practical for hard-pressed families and businesses”, but some government decisions “have done nothing to help expand EV use beyond the wealthy”.
Wilson added if the UK were to increase EV uptake, then we would need to have far-sighted fair government policies that make EVs appealing to everyone.
Not only is the policy unfair for those who cannot charge from their home, he continued, but it is all a “policy mistake” that will hinder EV take-up and impact on exactly those who we want to see and enjoy...