Just 31% of people willing to walk 10-plus minutes home from EV charger – poll

But researchers also found the average walking time to a public charger for UK households is 11 minutes and 56 seconds.

Many EV drivers without off-road parking at home rely on using public chargers, often overnight.

There are large variations in the average walking time from public chargers across regions, ranging from 15 minutes and 18 seconds in the East of England to three minutes and eight seconds in London.

Gaps in local charging infrastructure risk discouraging many drivers from making the transition to electric motoring, according to the analysis by Motability Operations, which provides cars to disabled people.

The Government has pledged to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans from 2030.

Some 51% of EV drivers surveyed believe there are enough public chargers ac