Built infrastructure requirements / Accessibility

The fourth edition of the London EV Show wrapped up last week, delivering a strong message of collaboration, innovation, and progress towards a sustainable, electric future. Held at ExCeL London, this flagship event brought together industry leaders, policymakers, and pioneering companies, all united in their commitment to driving the seamless transition to electric transportation.

Only 56% of homes in the UK can support electric EV points, according to research from Lloyds Bank. This is due to lack of on-street parking and is a major barrier to EV uptake, the research found. The provision of on-street charge points in residential areas for the 44% unable to home charge is one solution to this problem, but it does not come without issues of its own.

Integrated energy management solutions provider Landis+Gyr has partnered with UK-based EV charge point operator Believ to deliver accessible EV charging solutions that support almost four million Blue Badge holders or disabled drivers who may find inaccessible charging bays a barrier to EV adoption.

IONITY and Charlestown Shopping Centre have opened what is said to be Ireland’s largest EV High-Power charging (HPC) station.

In its latest National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program quarterly update, the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation says that an additional 12,000 public charging ports have come online.

Source, the joint venture between TotalEnergies and SSE developing a 3,000-strong network of high-power EV charge points across the UK and Ireland, has appointed Deepa Chandrasekaran as managing director.

The rapid move towards electric modes of transportation in the UK brings tremendous opportunities to modernise the country's electrical infrastructure according to Ali Khan of Vestel.

The UK government will provide “certainty for consumers and opportunities for industry” in EV charging infrastructure “where the rollout depends on a stable investment environment”.