{"id":27044,"date":"2018-08-01T14:22:23","date_gmt":"2018-08-01T13:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/?p=27044"},"modified":"2018-08-01T14:22:23","modified_gmt":"2018-08-01T13:22:23","slug":"electri-cities-uks-most-electric-car-friendly-towns-and-cities-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2018\/08\/01\/electri-cities-uks-most-electric-car-friendly-towns-and-cities-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"ELECTRI-CITIES! UK\u2019S MOST \u2018ELECTRIC CAR FRIENDLY\u2019 TOWNS AND CITIES REVEALED"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a052% of car owners say they don\u2019t expect to switch to an electric car soon because of the UK\u2019s inadequate charging infrastructure^<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Poole, Dorset\u00a0has the UK\u2019s highest percentage of properties with private off-street parking, offering more electric car home charging opportunities<\/em><\/p>\n

\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0London has the lowest percentage of properties with private off-street parking, meaning\u00a0<\/em>less potential for home charging points<\/em><\/p>\n

London, 1st August\u00a02018\u00a0<\/strong>— Poole, in Dorset,\u00a0is the most electric car-friendly town in the UK, while London, not surprisingly, is the least friendly, according to research into home car charging by\u00a0Motorway.co.uk<\/a><\/u>, the car buying comparison website.<\/p>\n

Analysing\u00a0the\u00a0towns and cities that are best placed to create a substantial home charging network,\u00a0Motorway.co.uk<\/a>\u00a0assessed\u00a0the percentage of homes currently on the market in major towns and cities with private, off-street parking, enabling households to easily\u00a0install an electric charge point and\u00a0power up\u00a0their vehicles at home.<\/p>\n

Motorway.co.uk<\/a>\u00a0used\u00a0new properties for sale data* as a gauge of total and type of housing stock, to reveal the areas with the biggest opportunities and challenges for home charging.<\/p>\n

The Government has said it wants all petrol and diesel cars off UK roads by 2040 to be replaced by more environmentally-friendly electric cars.\u00a0\u00a0For that to happen, motorists need to be able to charge their electric vehicles easily and cheaply. However, a recent survey of car owners by\u00a0Motorway.co.uk<\/a>\u00a0revealed that more than half\u00a0(52%)<\/strong>\u00a0said they weren\u2019t planning to switch to electric any time soon because of the UK\u2019s inadequate charging infrastructure^<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Motorway.co.uk<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0home charging research revealed that Poole has the highest percentage of current properties for sale with off-street parking.\u00a0In Poole,\u00a0more than\u00a09 in 10<\/strong>\u00a0properties on the market\u00a0have\u00a0some form of private parking, so the Dorset town is perfectly set up to create a home charging network over the next 10-15 years. Similarly, Solihull and Chelmsford have more than\u00a090%<\/strong>\u00a0of current properties on the market\u00a0with\u00a0off-street parking.<\/p>\n

This is in stark contrast to London,\u00a0where\u00a0less than half\u00a0(48.6%)\u00a0<\/strong>of properties on the market\u00a0have\u00a0off-street parking available.\u00a0This presents\u00a0a headache for residents who currently have to drive to a public charging\u00a0points and local councils who will need to\u00a0build more shared charging units to\u00a0cope with demand. Comparing boroughs,\u00a083.7%\u00a0<\/strong>of properties for sale in Havering have off-street parking, while only\u00a019.3%\u00a0<\/strong>in Islington do.<\/p>\n

Further research by\u00a0Motorway.co.uk<\/a>\u00a0also reveals that\u00a080.7%\u00a0<\/strong>of properties for sale in London are flats or terraced houses. Although many have off-street parking, that doesn\u2019t mean electric charging points can be installed, as it\u2019s likely the freeholder will own the land and the flat owner will have to get their permission\u00a0–\u00a0and potentially\u00a0pay a pricey\u00a0levy.<\/p>\n

The problem is even more severe in some boroughs.\u00a0Motorway.co.uk<\/a>\u00a0research reveals in a third of London boroughs,\u00a095%\u00a0<\/strong>of housing stock is made up of terraced houses and flats, which will either have no private parking, shared parking, or allocated bay parking, where the land is not owned by the homeowner.<\/p>\n

The challenge facing the Government is ensuring that electric car charging infrastructure can handle the 2040 switch over to electric and hybrid vehicles. And a vital component of this network will be home charging, as many people will want the option of leaving their cars charging overnight at home, not on the street.<\/p>\n

But that in itself creates its own problem, as a large number of properties in the UK, particularly terraced houses and flats, won\u2019t have driveways or off-street parking, or if they do, there will need to be multiple charging points installed for all flats to use at considerable cost.<\/p>\n

The following table shows the most electric car friendly UK towns and cities, with the highest percentage of properties with private, off-street parking:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Town\/City<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Region<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

% of properties for sale with off-street parking<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Poole<\/td>\nSouth<\/td>\n\n

91.9%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Solihull<\/td>\nWest Midlands<\/td>\n\n

91.7%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Chelmsford<\/td>\nEast<\/td>\n\n

90.4%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Sale<\/td>\nNorth West<\/td>\n\n

89.5%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

High Wycombe<\/td>\nSouth East<\/td>\n\n

89.3%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Milton Keynes<\/td>\nSouth East<\/td>\n\n

89.2%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Southport<\/td>\nNorth West<\/td>\n\n

88.6%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Swindon<\/td>\nSouth West<\/td>\n\n

88.1%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Wolverhampton<\/td>\nWest Midlands<\/td>\n\n

87.2%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Crawley<\/td>\nSouth East<\/td>\n\n

87.0%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The following table shows the least electric car friendly UK towns and cities, with the lowest percentage of properties with private, off-street parking:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n

Town\/City<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Region<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

% of properties for sale with off-street parking<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

London<\/td>\nSouth East<\/td>\n\n

48.6%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Dundee<\/td>\nScotland<\/td>\n\n

50.4%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Hastings<\/td>\nSouth East<\/td>\n\n

53.6%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Portsmouth<\/td>\nSouth<\/td>\n\n

55.9%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Brighton<\/td>\nSouth East<\/td>\n\n

59.4%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Salford<\/td>\nNorth West<\/td>\n\n

60.2%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Aberdeen<\/td>\nScotland<\/td>\n\n

60.7%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Liverpool<\/td>\nNorth West<\/td>\n\n

63.6%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Blackburn<\/td>\nNorth West<\/td>\n\n

64.0%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Hull<\/td>\nEast Yorkshire<\/td>\n\n

64.6%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The following table shows the London boroughs with the highest and lowest percentage of properties with private, off-street parking:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n

Borough<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

% of properties for sale with off-street parking<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Havering<\/td>\n\n

83.7%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Bexley<\/td>\n\n

82.4%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Hillingdon<\/td>\n\n

81.1%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Sutton<\/td>\n\n

80.2%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Bromley<\/td>\n\n

95.9%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Newham<\/td>\n\n

28.8%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Hammersmith & Fulham<\/td>\n\n

26.1%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Kensington & Chelsea<\/td>\n\n

21.2%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Hackney<\/td>\n\n

20.2%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Islington<\/td>\n\n

19.3%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Alex Buttle,\u00a0director of car buying comparison website\u00a0Motorway.co.uk<\/a><\/u><\/strong>\u00a0comments:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe physical shape of Britain\u2019s housing stock could put a spanner in the works of the Government\u2019s electric switch over plans. Although many car owners\u00a0can expect to\u00a0have access to on-street charging stations, there\u2019s no guarantee there will be enough to go around.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost people will want the convenience of charging their car at home rather than having to walk to a main road to pick up their vehicle.\u00a0Home charging is usually fine\u00a0if you have a detached or semi-detached house with a driveway, but what about the millions of people who live in flats and terraced houses with no private, off-street parking?<\/p>\n

\u201cAs the country moves closer to the 2040 Government deadline proposed for a UK-wide diesel and petrol vehicle ban, the need for an electric car charging infrastructure becomes ever-more critical. We are talking about\u00a0more than 30 million new power-hungry electric cars on the road by then if the switch over happens as expected.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe big question that needs to be answered is how will most people be able to charge their vehicles at home? In some towns, the type of property stock will make it a lot easier to create a home charging infrastructure, but the challenge will be in urban areas with a high density of flats such as London, where off-street parking is limited.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the UK needs\u00a0more on-street charging stations, that is a cost that cash-strapped councils\u00a0will need to meet. Will there really be enough funds available to power a shared charging network for 30 million cars by 2040?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a052% of car owners say they don\u2019t expect to switch to an electric car soon because of the UK\u2019s inadequate charging infrastructure^ \u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Poole, Dorset\u00a0has the UK\u2019s highest percentage of properties with private off-street parking, offering more electric car home charging opportunities \u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0London has the lowest percentage of properties with private off-street parking, meaning\u00a0less potential for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1225,"featured_media":27045,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46,239,38],"tags":[1339,1338,1340],"class_list":["post-27044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","category-motoring","category-national-news","tag-electri-cities","tag-electric-cars","tag-uk"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27044","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1225"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27044"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27044\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27045"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27044"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27044"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27044"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}