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UK’s most EV-friendly motorway revealed

CarGurus has revealed which of Britain’s motorways are best prepared to serve electric vehicle drivers, with the M74 in Scotland and M6 in England crowned the most EV-friendly.

With over 330,800 models of electric and plug-in vehicles now on UK roads, the new research provides an insight into the country’s charging network as interest in EVs continues to grow.

CarGurus research found the M74 in Scotland is the most EV-friendly motorway overall, with the shortest average distance between charging point locations. The 40-mile route, which runs south-east from Glasgow, has three public EV charge points along its length, giving an average distance of just 13.3 miles between locations.

Yet, the nearby M8 which connects Glasgow to Edinburgh is the least prepared for the EV revolution, with just one service station and no charging points across its 60-mile length, despite being Scotland’s busiest motorway. Similarly in England, the 32-mile M60 Manchester ring road lacks any EV charging facilities at its motorway service stations.

The M6, which is the UK’s longest motorway and connects the West Midlands to the North West of England, may be a favourite among EV owners, coming second with a charging point location on average every 14.5 miles along its 232-mile route.

According to CarGurus search data analysis, the EV-preparedness of motorways like the M6 doesn’t necessarily correlate with genuine interest in electric vehicles from local residents.

In fact, CarGurus found that despite the nearby M6 ranking highly, just 10% of buyer searches for EVs on the CarGurus marketplace platform came from the West Midlands and North West, despite these areas accounting for a fifth of the UK’s population.

The M25, which is often named among the nation’s least favourite motorway and by far the busiest, has just four charging locations along its 117-mile length. Yet, with a charging location nearly every 30 miles, it ranks a lowly 15th, despite Greater London accounting for over a third (37%) of EV searches in the UK.

On the other end of the spectrum, Northern Ireland’s M5 made it into the top three most EV-friendly motorways, despite accounting for just 1% of EV interest nationwide.

CarGurus also researched the motorways with the highest total number of charging units across their route, which unsurprisingly saw some of the UK’s biggest motorways, including the M6, M4 and M1 top the list.

Chris Knapman, Editor at CarGurus UK, said, “While many EV drivers will do the majority of their charging at home, there are most likely still times when charging mid-journey will be essential, particularly on long motorway runs. As such, it is reassuring to see just how frequently you’ll be able to find a charge point on the UK’s various motorways.

“Of course, it’s not only the number of charging points that’s increasing. The SMMT reports year-to-date registrations of new battery EVs are up by 157% compared with last year, despite the impact of lockdown measures. With interest also filtering through to the used EV market we’ve created guides that run through the pros and cons of buying and running an electric car, as well as highlighting some of the most appealing models on the second-hand market in 2020.”

Most EV-friendly motorways by miles per charging location

MOTORWAYLENGTH (MILES)No. OF CHARGE POINT LOCATIONSAVG. MILES PER CHARGE POINT LOCATION
1M7440313.3
2M62321614.5
3M51631114.8
4M11941216.2
5M41891117.2
6M4089517.8
7M4240220.0
8M2725125.0
9M8025125.0
10M2051225.5
11M226126.0
12M62107426.8
13M6 TOLL27127.0
14M1827127.0
15M25117429.3
16M359229.5
17M5633133.0
18M6036036.0
19M1155155.0
20M860060.0


Most EV-friendly motorways by number of charging units

MOTORWAYTOTAL No. OF CHARGING UNITS
1M633
2M421
3M119
4M4010
5M2510
6M629
7M744
8M204
9M34
10M22
11M423
12M563
13M6 TOLL2
14M112
15M181
16M801
17M271
18M600
19M80
Sep 17, 2020Blagojce Krivevski
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