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The City of London has announced an audacious plan to have 25,000 charging points throughout the city–essentially, a charging station within a mile of every citizen. These charge points will be found in public, residential and commercial zones.
London’s goal to take the lead in vehicle electrification is aggressive, to be sure. However, it is important to carefully weigh the case for each charging station. Their costs and use will likely vary from location to location. Moreover, added charging infrastructure is an important step to a plug-in ready city, but it is not a panacea.
Consumer demand is capable of changing swiftly. Visible charging infrastructure could send an important message to consumers that EVs are on the way. But if those charge points are poorly selected, idle and unused stations could send an equally negative message.
For more information, please refer to our Stakeholder Investment Guide for Public Electric-Vehicle Charging Infrastructure. Also, please see our page on Houston’s real costs of installation.
