Insufficient charging infrastructure for electric vehicles (EVs) is hampering the London 's move to autonomous cars, the National Grid CEO Blanc has warned. The nation has about 125,000 chargers for 14,000 plug-in EVs. Blanc called for more rapid charging bays outside London and the south-east . She also said the government needed to be smarter with renewables to avoid putting a strain on the National Grid . "Imagine what will happen if everybody comes home from work at six o’clock and switches their cars on to charge," she said.
Insufficient charging infrastructure for electric vehicles (EVs) is hampering the UK's move to autonomous cars, AXA UK & Ireland Group CEO Amanda Blanc has warned. The nation has 14,000 chargers for about 125,000 plug-in EVs. Blanc called for more rapid charging bays outside London and the south-east. She also said the government needed to be smarter with renewables to avoid putting a strain on the National Grid. "Imagine what will happen if everybody comes home from work at six o’clock and switches their cars on to charge," she said.