The UK needs a boost when it comes to providing charging points for electric cars after it was found to be languishing in sixth place in a survey of European countries.
Britain is a long way behind the front runners the Netherlands, which is the top destination for ‘green’ drivers, according to a study by car finance company Carmoola.
The nation best known for its pedal power, has a total of 90,284 charging points – that’s around 242 for every 60 square miles of land.
In comparison, the UK currently offers drivers 16 chargers for every 60 square miles, or a total of 39,034 points.
With around 381,163 electric motors on our roads that means there are ten cars for every charging point.
Luxembourg – just three hours south of Eindhoven – came second in the list with 69 points per 60 square miles.
The UK has 39,034 electric charging points to service around 381,163 electric vehicles
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