The Transport Committee will get its inquiry into supercharging the EV transition under way with a focus on the current state of charging infrastructure.
The first session of the inquiry comes after Department for Transport statistics showed a total of 88,513 publicly available charging devices as of 1 February. It also follows last week’s announcement that grants for households and businesses installing EV chargepoints will rise to £500.
The Committee will explore regional disparities in the current public charging infrastructure and ask whether it has the capacity to cope with a future increase in demand.
MPs will look at the cost of building and maintaining charging infrastructure and the barriers to expanding the charging network.
They will consider the barriers that exist for those without off-street parking and ask how cross-pavement charging can be utilised without creating new safety issues for street usage.
There will also be a focus on accessibility issues within the charging infrastructure, with MPs set to probe how access to charging points is considered during their build.
The inquiry comes against the backdrop of manufacturers being mandated to end the sale of new pure petrol or diesel cars by 2030 By 2035 all new cars and vans sold will have to be zero-emission.
Witnesses:
- Jarrod Birch, Head of Policy & Public Affairs, ChargeUK
- David Boyer, Director of Electricity Systems, Energy Networks Association
- Dr Nicole Bulawa, Lecturer in Marketing, Lancaster University
- Wesley Scott, Head of Industrial Sales and Solution, Brook Green Supply
- Esme Yuil, Head of External Affairs, Transport East
Evidence session: Supercharging the EV transition
Wednesday 4 March, 09.15, Thatcher Room, Portcullis House, Westminster.
(Picture: Stoyan Haytov)
