TECHNOLOGY
In the UK we are fortunate that the charging infrastructure is there. Even four years ago I would still have to plan out my journey – where am I going to stop? I do not do that anymore. I know that I will find a charger on the way. I plan in terms of time – I know I will need to stop for 30 minutes somewhere along the way – but I do not actually spend ages planning the stops.
Similarly I do not have off‐street parking in London. I have five public charging points within a couple of hundred metres of my flat. So it really does feel like those things are covered – and there would be even more options if I had a driveway.
I think on infrastructure we are in a good place, but in some ways we have taken all the low‐hanging fruit. We have taken all the power in the right places, and now we are having to actually build that in and pay for more where it is not there today, at the same time as technology is improving and charging rates are going higher. It is a good message in terms of chargers being capable of delivering more power faster, and we can charge cars faster, but again it costs more money to put that kit in. So costs are, if anything, pushing up in terms of infrastructure, and we have to be careful about that now.
We cannot afford to keep building too far ahead of the curve because it will be more expensive. We can only afford now to build in places that people really need it.
“ We are past the early adopters – the next phase of mass adoption is all about getting from A to B reliably and comfortably”
Greg Davis Chief Growth Officer GRIDSERVE
128 April 2026