Electric car drivers who cannot charge at home face substantially higher running costs, a government-commissioned review has warned, as ministers promise help worth around £150 a year for motorists using local public chargers.
The independent report, led by Philip New, was published just as Chancellor John Healey was delivering his first Budget speech. It warns that expensive public charging risks slowing the switch to electric and excluding drivers without driveways. Around a third of UK drivers lack a driveway, yet roughly nine in ten existing EV drivers can charge at home.
