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80 per cent of UK councils struggle with EV capacity, report finds
The report says 26.2% of councils face critical capacity deficits, while only two local authorities were rated highly ready for EV charging growth.
- Karas Plating's inaugural UK EV Charging Capacity Gap Index assessed 382 local authorities and found 82% face Critical Capacity Deficit or High Bottleneck Risk, potentially threatening Britain's electric vehicle transition.
- Managing Director Alan Pennington said the true bottleneck lies beneath streets in substations and cabling not designed to handle simultaneous megawatt-scale residential and commercial fast-charging demands.
- Britain's 2.2 million battery-electric vehicles average 18 EVs per charger, while the UK remains more than 350,000 public charge points short of the Competition and Markets Authority's 2030 target.
- Scotland recorded the highest average capacity gap scores, while Knowsley, Wolverhampton, and Salford face the greatest infrastructure pressures; only two local authorities attained High Infrastructure Readiness classification.
- Karas Plating stated the net-zero transition relies on substantial electricity infrastructure investment, as existing local network capacities may increasingly constrain EV adoption rates regardless of continued charging network expansion.
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80 per cent of UK councils struggle with EV capacity, report finds
A new index published by electrification specialist Karas Plating suggests electrical grid constraints could become a major barrier to electric vehicle adoption, with most UK local authorities facing infrastructure pressures.
·Sheffield, United Kingdom
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Report claims more than 80 per cent of UK councils face EV charging capacity bottlenecks
A new index published by electrification specialist Karas Plating suggests electrical grid constraints could become a major barrier to electric vehicle adoption, with most UK local authorities facing infrastructure pressures.
·Leeds, United Kingdom
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