A parliamentary spending watchdog report highlights that the deployment of electric vehicle (EV) chargers in Britain is lagging behind deadlines, with significant disparities across regions and a notable lack of accessibility for disabled drivers. It criticizes the government for failing to meet promised targets, indicating that the availability of charging points creates an inequitable infrastructure. Disabled drivers face barriers to using EVs due to inaccessible charge points, while those relying on public chargers incur higher costs. The report warns of the risks of embedding systemic injustices in Britain's transition to electric vehicles.
The rollout of electric vehicle chargers across Britain is patchy, behind deadline and ignores the needs of disabled drivers, the parliamentary spending watchdog has found.
The Committee warned that the rollout risked baking serious injustice into the nation's infrastructure, with drivers with disabilities left behind.
One-third of motorway service areas still do not have the minimum of six ultra-rapid chargers that the DfT had targeted by 2023.
The government has yet to dole out any of the 950m announced in 2020 to future-proof electricity capacity on strategic roads.
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