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Wide variations remain in the average distance between electric car charge points, with some drivers facing distances of up to 47 miles (76km).
North Devon has the longest average distances between public charging points, according to Department for Transport statistics.
The RAC said there was “some way to go” before users would be cured of “range anxiety”.
The average distance between charging points in England was 3.8 miles (6km).
It compares with an average distance between petrol and diesel filling stations of one mile.
In North Devon, the average distance between public charging points can be between 18 and 47 miles. Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria has average distances of up to 37 miles (60km).
The RAC says the furthest distance between petrol stations in the UK is 19 miles, for drivers in Applecross, West Scotland.
Rise in use
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, 17,000 hybrid and electric cars left UK showrooms in March 2016, compared with 1,354 in the same month in 2006.
Go Ultra Low, the joint government and car industry campaign to get drivers to switch to electric vehicles, said year-on-year sales were up 23%, with more than 115 electric cars registered every day in the first quarter of 2016, equivalent to one every 13 minutes.
Charging vs fuelling
3,904 UK public charging point locations
8,500 UK filling stations
- 1 mile average distance between filling stations
- 3.8 miles average distance between charging points
- 106.41p Price per litre for unleaded petrol
- 96p Typical cost of charging an electric car