The driveway divide: why parking for electric vehicles is such a big barrier

By Bernardino D'Amico, Professor, School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment, Edinburgh Napier University

Most people who have an electric car have access to a driveway or private parking. In England, 90% EV owners can park easily and charge theirs from home. But roughly 40% of UK households don’t have off-street parking, so the question is how they would charge an EV and would easy access to home-charging influence their decision to acquire one.

The practical problems are well documented. In a block of flats or a tenement, installing an EV charger may not be an option due to…

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