I think I can now confidently say it is a stupid idea to get an electric car. Thanks to @ecotricity’s complete casual failure to maintain their network of charging points, I’m now stranded and unable to get to where I’m supposed to be.
@ecotricity Charge points out of order at not one but two service stations on my route, meaning I have no battery to continue. Guy on the @ecotricity helpline suggested that I try to plug the car in through a window, which would take five hours to reach a full charge.
And yet public policy is moving ahead with phasing out diesel and petrol in favour of EV. There is going to have to be an enormous change before this really happens. More likely the deadline will be delayed and delayed.