Just over two per cent of all electrical vehicle (EV) breakdowns are the result of the cars running out of charge.
This is a 70 per cent decline over the last few years, with the proportion being four per cent in 2022 and eight per cent in 2019, the AA revealed.
Edmund King, AA president, said this shows “range, infrastructure, and education are improving”.
“The vast majority of EV owners do most of their charging at home or on-street close to home and then use the charging network to top up whilst on those more infrequent longer journeys,” he noted.
Mr King added that a “concerted effort” needs to be made to provide more EV charging points and enable more people to have off-street parking to charge their vehicle.
The AA data showed EVs running out of charge accounted for less than two per cent of all EV breakdowns in May, with just 135 incidents occurring.
This, Mr King stated, is mainly due to the longer ranges of newer models, as some can now do nearly 500 miles without its battery dying.
He also commented that the public charging network is growing and has become more reliable over the years.
Drivers are also more knowledgeable about where and how they can charge their EVs, so they are able to top up their battery at convenient times and places.
This is despite RAC research revealing the government is unlikely to meet its EV motorway charger target.
It had intended to install six or more rapid or ultra-rapid EV chargers at every service station on the motorway in England by the end of the year. However, RAC reported there is currently an average of just 3.4 per service station.
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