ELECTRIC
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“AN EV IS NO GOOD IF YOU LIVE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE”
This is a myth that gets bandied about because it’s linked with another myth, that electric cars are mostly charged at rapid charge points in the same way petrol cars are filled at petrol stations. As rapid chargers are sparse in the countryside it’s thought rural EV owners will be in trouble. But the thing is, EVs are mostly recharged relatively slowly, while you sleep. While it’s true that people in the countryside drive higher daily mileages than folk in cities, they have a huge advantagein EV ownership. They can usually park by their house. So they can get a home charger. Then they’ll wake up every morning with 200-plus miles of range. At – if they’re canny with their tariff – athird of the cost per mile of petrol.