Recommendation 16

The Government must explain how it plans to tackle the potential price differential faced by people who cannot charge their vehicles at home and are compelled to rely on on-street public charge points. It could do this by: a) protecting the consumer from excessive costs where there are risks of local monopolies emerging; and b) addressing the discrepancy between the 5% VAT incurred on electricity at home compared with the 20% VAT incurred at public charge points. (Paragraph 72) Managing energy demand and smart charging