STRATFORD district is the most prepared area for electric vehicles in the UK, according to a new study.
With the UK government set to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030, many drivers are making the switch to an electric vehicle, which requires investment into charging devices across the country.
And after looking into the number of electric vehicle (EV) charging device installations up and down the country, Stratford district was found to be the most prepared for the switch over, by car lease comparison site Moneyshake.
The study analysed data from the Department for Transport on three factors – the number of publicly available electric vehicle charging devices, the number of charging devices installed using the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme (EVHS) and the number of sockets installed using the Workplace Charging Scheme (WCS) in each local authority, per 100,000 people.
From these factors, each local authority was given a score and they were then ranked from lowest to highest.
Stratford district emerged as the most prepared for the switch to EV with a score of 28. This is made up by 68.7 publicly available charging devices per 100,000 people in the UK, 139 sockets installed per 100,000 people through the Workplace Charging Scheme and a much higher 1287.7 charging devices per 100,000 people installed through the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme.
Neighbouring Warwick district was ranked sixth on the list of most prepared areas for the switch.
The area in the UK least prepared for the switch to electric vehicles is the Isles of Scilly. The area has had no installations of charging devices.
Meanwhile the West Midlands came out as the sixth best prepared region. The South East was top.
Eben Lovatt, CEO of Moneyshake, said: “There’s no doubt that electric vehicles are better for the environment and the popularity of them is only growing, with us having seen a big increase in interest of electric car leasing. However, there is still a way to go for the government’s 2030 plans to be a success as a robust charging network is critical.”
He added: “Whilst it’s positive to see that there has been plenty of home installations of charging devices through the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme, the UK’s public infrastructure is still a way behind. As more is invested into charging devices being installed across the country, such as through the Local EV Infrastructure (LEVI) pilot scheme, hopefully, we can see the UK’s EV charging network improve.”
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