THE GOVERNMENT HAS missed its target for every motorway service station in England to have six or more ultra-rapid electric vehicle (EV) chargers by the end of 2023.
The Department for Transport’s aim was for service stations to have at least six devices capable of delivering charging rates of 150kW to 350kW, this target being set in 2020 – the same year that the ban on new petrol and diesel car sales was brought forward to 2030. That deadline has now been pushed back to 2035.