Drivers of electric vehicles are threatened by refueling at home | Technology

An inadequate public charging infrastructure for electric vehicles in the United Kingdom requires drivers to take risks by choosing very dangerous alternatives at home, warned an electrical safety protection agency.

According to a survey by Electrical Safety, three-quarters of consumers who recharge their homes using a home extension even admit to risk a "chain chaining" – using several extensions connected to each other – to reach their Premier car.

It urges the government to expand the national network of public charging points, as its findings reveal that the growth rate of licensed rechargeable vehicles exceeds the number of available charging points.

Analysis of data from the Ministry of Transport and Zap-Map revealed that the growth rate of licensed plug-in vehicles was almost six times faster in the last five years than that of public charging points at the end. United Kingdom.

In its survey of 1,500 electric vehicle owners – including all-electric and hybrid vehicles – 74% of respondents said the shortage of public charging points near their homes led them to use charging from of the sector in their house.

This is despite the fact that almost nine out of 10 admitted that they knew they should not be used outdoors. More than half of electric vehicle users who use an extension cord to charge their vehicles said they had left cables running in their rain.

In addition, 75% of those charging with a home extension cord admit that chaining touches their vehicle, although it is not recommended under all circumstances because of the risk of electrocution and even fire. .

The latest figures reveal that the number of charging point locations is 147 per 100 km² in London (and 2.6 per 10,000 inhabitants) at 1.55 per 100 km² (1.03 per 10,000 residents) in Wales.

Electric vehicles are considered essential to the government's plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and pollution. He says that he wants all cars to be effectively zero emissions by 2040.

Electrical Safety First urges consumers to take advantage of government subsidies to help fund the home's specially-designed recharging point, which is safer than recharging the sector.

Boards play an important role in providing a loading infrastructure, while other loading points are provided by supermarkets or shopping centers. But earlier this year, the Guardian revealed that at least a quarter of local authorities in England and Wales had put a brake on the expansion of charging networks for electric vehicles, largely because of budget cuts.

A DfT spokesperson said: "Drivers should be able to charge their electric vehicles on an accessible, reliable, affordable and secure network. Nearly 1,000 public connectors have been installed in the last 30 days alone.

"Nearly 120,000 charging points have been installed across the UK so far and we continue to accelerate infrastructure growth through a series of initiatives, including up to 500 £ on the initial cost of residential facilities.