How safe is charging an EV at night? Will_Rimell investigates
This call comes just a few weeks after the Department for Transport announced that the UK now has 30,290 public EV chargers – 33% more than at this time last year. But the DfT has pledged to keep people who charge EVs at night safe, and insisted it is a priority.
“We’ve committed £1.6bn to support the roll-out of charge points across the UK and, as part of our recently published EV Infrastructure Strategy, we will set new legal requirements to improve reliability at public charge points.”Ionity, which operates a charging network across 24 European countries, claims extra work isn’t necessary as its hubs are “mostly located at rest stops along motorways” that “already have amenities for people waiting while charging their vehicle”.
Moto, operator of 58 service stations across the UK, also spoke to Autocar on the issue. It said night-time driver safety is “an important part of our EV charging infrastructure” and its charging stations are near to main buildings, which are manned 24/7. The spokesperson added: “We also have security set up at some of our sites where we feel it both necessary and appropriate to do so.”
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