On 17/03/2017 11:10, whisky-dave wrote:

There are only 90,000 electric cars at the moment. You can't expect
a charging point outside every house.

I would expect to see at least a few locally, I wouldnlt expect to
drive 2 miles to see one. It hardly encourages anyone to go electric
does it. A friend is considering a new car he's a bit of a greeny but
I doubt he's stupid to get an electric car. Unless of course someone
can explain to him how to get a charging point and who pays for it
etc.

If you get a charging point installed on your property, the government
pays 75% of the cost. That's then yours to use whenever needed.

and whther it's your own or do you share it with the rest of
the block or street.

As things currently stand, it would not make sense to get an EV unless
your friend has space for his own charging point. If there's only one
public charger in the neighbourhood, you couldn't rely on that for your
daily commute.