A full EV isn't viable because I have zero confidence that there will be sufficient public charging in the sort of places we want to go.
I can well understand your concerns, our local council has put a few EV charging points on the promenade, however any sunny day and the promenade and surrounding area is packed with day trippers searching for somewhere to park, after 10am all the available spots are taken.
What is happening the EV's being recharged are parking at the charging stations and remaining there all day because they cant find anywhere else to park. So in effect the charging stations are under utilised as charged EV's are using them for parking all day. The council is considering introducing a time restriction on the EV charging bay, but that will require policing by traffic wardens and its a major walk from their usual patrols around the town centre. It was the most ludicrous place they put the initial EV charging bays, when they could have used the town municipal car parks that are patrolled, but that would have reduced the number of paying parking bays and hence revenue to the council.
I dread to think what impact analysis they undertook, if any. The council and its officers seem to struggle with the concept and direct correlation caused by increased parking fees, leads to increased illegal/inconsiderate parking leads to more local residents complaints about parking issues caused by day trippers. They certainly seem to live in their own little ivory towers......................so I dread to think what solution they will employ regarding the EV charging bay parking issue. So I understand your natural concerns if our local council provision of EV charging bays is anything to go by.
