{"id":42546,"date":"2024-01-29T09:45:55","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T09:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=42546"},"modified":"2024-01-29T18:53:48","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T18:53:48","slug":"public-ev-charging-do-we-have-energy-to-power-up-at-motorway-service-stations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/public-ev-charging-do-we-have-energy-to-power-up-at-motorway-service-stations\/42546\/","title":{"rendered":"Public EV charging: Do we have the energy to power up at motorway service stations?"},"content":{"rendered":"
As the EV industry drives forward its mission to accommodate the mass transition to low-carbon transport, it must continue to ensure that the correct EV charging infrastructure is deployed and installed \u2013 meeting the specific needs of the driver at that location.<\/p>\n
As such, motorway service stations are crucial to the UK’s public EV charging network<\/a>.<\/p>\n The simple fact is that an EV should be charged at a convenient spot when the driver would naturally take a break in a journey. Motorway and A-road service stations provide an accessible and convenient location for both consumer and commercial drivers to do just this.<\/p>\n Thanks to UK Government campaigns, drivers know that a rest or comfort break is vital when driving long distances. However, it now provides the perfect opportunity to recharge the vehicle and the human, ensuring enough power is available to reach the desired destination.<\/p>\n An added bonus is that they also emulate the \u2018petrol and diesel refuelling\u2019 experience they have come to expect, which helps to reduce the risk of range or charge anxiety.<\/p>\n To address this, the UK government made a pledge to install 6,000 ultra-rapid EV chargers on both motorways and A-roads across the country by 2035. However, in 2022, it promised that there would be six or more rapid or ultra-rapid chargers at motorway stations by the end of 2023.<\/p>\n In November last year, at COP28, the UK government announced that a further \u00a370m will be invested into EV chargepoint offerings at motorway services.<\/p>\nIs the UK government really \u2018taking charge\u2019 through its EV infrastructure strategy<\/a>?<\/h3>\n