I’ve owned an EV for four years – and the one big solution to my range anxiety woes is stuck in political traffic

• One London borough is installing 500 curb-side EV chargers
• The solution is a godsend for owners that can’t still a domestic wall-box
• An increase of slower, cheaper charging makes EV ownership more appealing

The London Borough of Harrow announced this week that the region is targeting 500 curb-side EV chargers by October 2028. Of the 225 that are already online, the borough plans to more than double that number over the next two years.

The announcement will undoubtedly be music to the ears of inner-city EV owners, the majority of whom find it difficult to install domestic wall-box charging solutions thanks to many restrictions that include a lack of driveway, complicated shared car parks or a lack of off-street parking whatsoever.

While some councils have trialled solutions, including EV charger gulleys – which create a safe space to trail cumbersome EV chargers from a house, across a ...