Patchy Mobile Coverage Could Hamper Electric Car Charging

Due to poor mobile network coverage, according to a report, electric vehicle ( EV ) drivers may struggle to charge their vehicles at around two-thirds of the country’s most prevalent public charging points.
According to a study released on Monday, the” EV revolution” is being “failed” because at least one mobile network provider does n’t have adequate 4G coverage to unlock the flow of electricity. 66.4 percent of public charge points outside of London are located in areas where the” EV revolution” is occurring.
Just a third ( 33.4 percent ) of locations surveyed were covered by all four mobile network providers—EE, O2, Three, and Vodafone—guaranteeing that all drivers can use the chargers regardless of which network they use. Within London, the percentage is only slightly better, with 39.7 percentage of sites being entirely covered, compared with 61.3 percentage which were not….

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