Autocar

CHARGERS KEY FOR KIA

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Kia UK boss Paul Philpott has said the rapid rise in EV sales should be met by a commitment to improving the UK’S charging network, rather than continued grants for EV buyers.

“The barriers are coming down,” he said after the EV6 won What Car? Car of the Year. “I don’t think range anxiety is a big thing any more. What I do think people have is charging anxiety, and that’s where the focus needs to be. There has to be absolute confidence in the charging infrastruc­ture. And it’s why government policy has to move away from grants to entice people to buy an EV to real tangible investment in the infrastruc­ture that every customer across the UK can feel confident with.”

Philpott noted that none of Kia’s three EVS comes in under the £32,000 grant threshold but said “it’s not affected demand one bit”.

The e-niro was the UK’S best-selling EV last month and demand for the EV6 is currently running at more than double the expected rate of 5000 per year.

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