Charging ForwardCreating a world-class UK charging networkMay 2021A study by2Transport & EnvironmentPublished: May 2021Author: Greg ArcherModelling: Morgan JonesExpert review: Lucien MathieuEditeur responsable: William Todts, Executive Director© 2021 European Federation for Transport and Environment AISBLTo cite this reportTransport & Environment (2021). Charging forward: Creating a world class UK charging network.Further informationGreg ArcherDirector, UKTransport & Environmentgreg.archer@transportenvironment.orgMobile: +44 (0)79 70 371 224www.transportenvironment.org | @transenv | fb: Transport & EnvironmentAcknowledgementsThe findings and views put forward in this publication are the sole responsibility of the authors butare particularly based upon evidence provided by Cenex notably Jacob Roberts and Robert Evans.A study by3Executive SummaryThe shi� to electric cars in the UK is accelerating with more than 1 in 10 sales in 2020 [1]. Only newcars with a significant electric range can be sold in the UK from 2030 and only zero emissionvehicles from 2035. The shi� to an entire fleet of BEVs will not be complete until around 2050, butcreating a UK-wide, convenient, affordable charging network is a key part of the delivery plan andthis briefing and supporting study detail a roadmap to create a world-class charging network.Much of the criticism of the lack of public charging infrastructure in the UK is ill informed. There isone charge point for every 9 battery electric cars on the road today, sufficient for the number ofchargeable cars on the road. Just 1% of EV drivers want to go back to a combustion engine car [2].But tackling the poor perception of the UK charging network requires: tackling the postcodelottery in th...
