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THE eye-catching discounts offered by the government for those buying electric vehicles (nearly £4,000 for the most sustainably produced cars) should cut the price of the cheapest EVs substantially. But key to the transition – and whether we end up with a two-tier system – is less the price of the cars than how people top them up.
At the moment, homeowners with driveways can stick a charger on their home and use their domestic supply to recharge their battery. It is welcome news that owners with a driveway no longer need planning permission to install a charger (which was always bananas). The cheapest tariffs could fill a car for about £5. But 40 percent of homes lack a driveway, so how can they access that cheap power?