On-street electric vehicle charger numbers for drivers with accessibility needs have doubled in the last 12 months but 75 per cent of councils still have no accessible chargers, a new study has found. Eurig Druce, Managing Director, Vauxhall & Group Managing Director, Stellantis UK, said: “It’s encouraging to see the number of councils providing accessible on-street charging nearly double in the last year. This shows growing recognition of the importance of ensuring disabled drivers can access public charging infrastructure.” On-street chargers continued to be a must-have for EV driversIn response to the FOI, 49 of the 194 councils said that they offered on-street chargers that had either been ‘specifically adapted for disabled drivers or conform to the British Standards Institution’s PAS 1899:2022 accessible charging standard.’ Three quarters of councils still do not provide chargers that are specifically adapted for disabled drivers or conform to recognised accessibility standards.