It is predicted that the Isle of Wight could see almost 100,000 electric vehicles on the roads in the next 30 years, alongside 50,000 charging points.
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks Distribution (SSEN), the electricity network operator for the Isle of Wight, is highlighting what an electric vehicle (EV) future will look like for the Island on what is World EV Day (9th September).
Forecasts show there being over 100,000 EVs by 2050, an increase of over 23,000% from roughly 350 in 2019. Furthermore, it is forecast that there will be over 49,000 EV charge points on the Isle of Wight.
By 2027, electric vehicles are expected to be cheaper to buy than combustion vehicles, but there is still plenty of work to be done to make EV the norm. It’s estimated that the UK needs 10x the 25,000 existing EV charge points in the next 9 years to support the forecasted growth of the sector.
Anyone thinking about getting an EV or wanting to learn more about the EV connection process is encouraged to visit https://www.ssen.co.uk/Connections/EVconnections.
Won’t bother getting one, according to extinction rebellion and alike all the roads will be under water and we’ll be dead by then.
The rich will have cars, the poor will be forced onto electric cycles with the wind, rain driving into them as the ‘better people’ swish past them in luxury heated electric vehicles. We are all in this climate change together, yet some will pay a heavy price for the rich to have empty roads to travel on.
So how many Nuke/
coal/gas/oil power stations week be needed to supply demand then
That’s okay for those that can access a charging point at home but look around at all those properties that dont have this access. To rely on street charging is not really an option for most people as there will simply not be enough to go around. Unless there’s a radical change in technology with charging most of us will be using hybids in future as long as the Government allow.
Powered by many herds of Jack Russells moored offshore in giant hampster wheel generators..
Come on, let’s have the detail please instead of news headlines to shock.
there are already thousands of charge points for electric vehicles on the island, they are otherwise knows as a 3 pin electric socket.
I have had an electric car for 6 years and have had a slightly higher rated socket fitted and it is one of many in the “collective” car charging points in the country.
next we will hear about the need for more power stations to supply these electric cars, but I have heard that we will need to shut down some of the power stations because we won’t need to refine all that fuel which used.
oops, just fell off my soap box.
And for those who live in an apartment? Or in a terraced property and rarely get a spot to park outside their own homes? Shortsighted to say the least, just like rest of the I’m Alright Jacks in government.
The PLAN ‘is’ to keep the plebs OFF the road, that is WHY this is happening.
And I expect all the XR types will still be driving their diesels around because like the rest of us, EVs will too expensive for us to afford. (For those who don’t know, the head nutter of XR drives a diesel)
Well lets hope there there is a rapid increase in public charging points – currently Ventnor has one double at the the Botanic Gardens which spends as much time out of service as working- those of us with hybrid vehicles need a charger at the desitination – Yarmouth has none – Newport has few- the Island is not well served or prepared
EV cars expect 100,000 on the Island a lot of cars park in streets around towns where you can’t have a charger point and only main dealerships will have the tools to service them, which will put a long wait to get them serviced most small independent garages will continue with petrol cars and diesel so that is where I’m staying until the industry is geared up and probably as we get into EV something like Hydrogen will replace EV making another expensive change for car owners
You’ve hit the nail on the head…
Where is the lithium going to come from for the batteries, who can afford to buy and run these new vehicles? Where are all these charging points going to be? How will the local grid be upgraded with the added demand for electricity based heating and cooking (even ground source pumps consume vast quantities of electricity to actually work) and how is the huge increase in energy demand going to be satisfied ? The reality will be a world where private transport is limited to the wealthy, power will be rationed by smart meters based on hourly charging rates or switching off appliances and it will be a miserable life for all but the elite
Sticking to my old defender thanks .
What percentage of rooftop space is covered in solar so far ? 1-2% ? And all the petrol-headed, combustion-junkie questions and comments here are as ignorant, trite and hostile as they always are when Clarkson Clones vent their anti-green, anti-EV rage. The real, major all-eclipsing environmental threat we face is out-of-control population growth: population is still increasing by over 200,000 per day ! In 1954 world population was just 2.4 billion – it is now 7.8 billion ! And almost noone wants to talk about it. At this rate there’ll be well over 20 billion humans fighting for resources, producing waste etc by 2100.
Paul G
It won’t be cost effective, just look at your electricity bills, it’s suspodily meant to be green energy which according to the big providers would be cheaper, all I see is my bills going up and up that’s with whoever you are with. Just another pack of lies. And if everyone was electric with their cars how much more drain each night on the grid with everyone charging up their cars does anyone mention that
Electric vehicles are a non-starter for long journeys and for those who cannot have a charging point at their homes. I wonder how many pedestrians will die after being hit by one because you cannot hear them coming even though they are supposed to make a warning noise.
Better if floating bridge powered by electric, might just work for a few days more