You are responsible for any facilities to charge your car.

 

 

Not all electric vehicles come with home charging stations installed free-of-charge, although they all come with a charging cable not all with come with a three-pin charging cable.

 

On average 60% of an electric vehicle’s charging time comes from home charging, 30% occurs at work, 7% destination charging and 3% is enroute charging.

 

If you have any questions about these, please check with your sales consultant or refer to the manufacturer’s website.

 

To ensure you have all the information needed to make informed decisions, and keep your vehicle running smoothly, here is a brief summary of the key facts:

 

Charging

 

It is most convenient to charge an electric car where it is parked anyway (which is about 95% of the time).

 

The most common place for this is at home and then workplace charging.

 

On average 60% of an electric vehicle’s charging time comes from home charging, 30% occurs at work, 7% destination charging and 3% is enroute charging.

 

You should ensure that you have the space and convenience to facilitate home charging.

 

Electric Range

 

Most commuters drive less than 30 miles to work and most BEVs nowadays have real ranges of more than 200 miles.

 

But it is vital that you ensure the range of your chosen vehicle covers the range of your daily commute.

 

Follow this link to Zapmap.com (https://www.zap-map.com/live/)  which gives you the locations of all charging stations in the UK.

 

This can help you plan your enroute charging if you ever need to take a trip that exceeds your EVs range.