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Make better use of neighbourhood EV charging | Letters

Many electric vehicle charging points in local areas are underused, says Chas Ball, while Stephen Psallidas rejects the idea that all EV owners need a charging unit at home

I agree that chargers are key to the transition to electric vehicles (EVs), particularly as over a third of households have no space for off-street charging (Letters, 3 December). But too little is made of the existing domestic and institutional charging infrastructure close to home.

I can identify underused chargers within easy walking distance of my house (which has no driveway). A 20-unit housing association development has a charge point for each house, but only a few are in use. If these householders were incentivised to join Co-Charger, an online platform and app, their neighbours, including me, would be more inclined to switch to EVs as they would have access to occasional at-home charging. Simple online payments, contributing a little more than the cost of the electricity, would avoid the 20% VAT added to public charging points and save time.

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