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Aug 10, 2023

Where’s my nearest electric car charger? The reality of owning an EV

Amanda Irwin, 42, an NHS consultant psychiatrist, and her husband, Ben, a criminal barrister, are among 840,000 people who own electric cars — a sharp rise compared to just over 97,500 who had them

Amanda Irwin, 42, an NHS consultant psychiatrist, and her husband, Ben, a criminal barrister, are among 840,000 people who own electric cars — a sharp rise compared to just over 97,500 who had them back in 2019.

They love the idea of their Audi e-tron, which they got two years ago. However, the chronic shortage of public chargers — with an average of 18 electric vehicles per public charging station — has meant that using it has become almost impossible for long-distance journeys.

Amanda and Ben are passionate about wanting to do the right thing for the environment — they have even installed a biomass wood pellet boiler at their £1.75 million eco-home in Hunton, near Maidstone, Kent.

And having a charger installed outside their