Some thoughts on ownership, use and charging of EVs
Some data points: - there are >30m cars on (or not on at the time of writing) UK roads - a very small %age are EV (c.1%) though new car registrations much higher - a very large %age (55-65%) are fleet vehicles, as in volume purchased - there are >30,000 connectors at >15,000 devices @ >10,000 locations - a tiny %age are ultra-rapid Fleet vehicles move into the private market in <3 years; ergo, fleet goes EV, private market follows. And there are all these benefits too right? As others have pointed out it ain't quite that simple owing to the differing usage and resulting energy demand models in the fleet and private sectors, despite the level of the grey fleet market (though this from 2016). There are less than 10,000 fuel stations in UK with between 4 and 20 pumps and even when you queue you can generally be in and out with a full tank and a hot coffee in under 15 minutes. People rarely run out or blame having to stop for fuel for being late to events, though