Commuter carpark report finds less than half offer electric car charging 🅿️🔌

3 Nov

New UK-wide research finds over half of commuter-focused carparks lack charging infrastructure for charging.

A study of park-and-rides and business parks finds less than one per cent of over 10,000 total car parking spaces analysed were dedicated to EVs.

We have complied a Commuter Carpark Report which shows far more needs to be done to help and encourage motorists make the switch to electric.

In our recent study we discovered there was strong growth in the number of newly installed charging points in the last year, but just 58 percent of commuter carparks had no facilities to charge electric cars. We looked at 10,000 parking spaces and identified that less than one percent of all parking spaces offered featured an electric car charge point.

Commuter car parks in Scotland offered more charging points than in England, with 60 percent of commuter car parks in Scotland assessed having charge points, compared to 42 per cent of England’s and just 25 per cent of Wales’. This mirrors the overall statistics for charge points, with Scotland enjoying 60 charge points per 100,000 people – well above England’s 53.

Transport makes up more of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions than any other sector (27% in 2019), and the commute is a huge part of that, with the average car driven 1,800 miles for commuting in 2021 . Just one per cent of the UK’s total car fleet is fully electric, and petrol/ diesel cars are still outselling electric ones four to one.

Our CEO and Co-Founder Thom Groot commented:

“The Electric Car Scheme exists to make the switch to electric more affordable, and while great progress is being made, the infrastructure needs to move faster in order to meet the UK’s Net Zero goals. It’s worrying that only one percent of public car spaces in commuter belts offer charging points when currently 16 per cent of new cars sold are electric.”

“Fossil fuel car infrastructure has had a century-long head-start, so we need everyone to pitch in to help make the switch as smooth as possible. People who run park and ride stations or business parks should consider introducing new charging infrastructure. And the Government should move urgently to extend the tax benefit that currently makes leasing new electric cars attractive for employees – which is currently set to run out in 2025. Germany has guaranteed their similar rate until 2030, giving those signing up for multi-year leases a lot more certainty as they are the first into the water while infrastructure is not fully up and running. Why can’t the UK do the same or better?”

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Gaurav Ahluwalia

Gaurav, The Electric Car Scheme's Marketing Director, is a seasoned marketing leader with nearly a decade of experience in the Electric Vehicle (EV) industry. Throughout his career, Gaurav has not only honed his marketing skills but has also delved deep into the realm of electric cars, cultivating a wealth of valuable insights and innovative perspectives that make him a prominent figure in the field.