The proportion of EVs rescued by the AA for being ‘out of charge’ has halved in the last two years from 8% of breakdowns to under 4% of breakdowns today.
However, half of that 4% have not actually run out but the AA has been called out as the EV is low on charge.
In Norway, which has a much higher concentration of EVs than the UK, the percentage of out of charges is just 1%.
The top one third of breakdowns for EVs are exactly the same faults as with petrol or diesel cars – 12v battery problems and tyres.
Other EV faults are quite different and cover things such as charging equipment, warning lights, battery monitoring systems or key transponders.
Edmund King, AA president, said: “In 20 years of driving EVs I have only run out of charge once.
“Drivers shouldn’t get hung up about range anxiety because it doesn’t match reality.
“Of course, improvements can and are being made to the charging infrastructure. We are also now seeing EVs with much longer ranges and most new EVs can do at least 250 miles.”