Disabled motorists who do not have access to off-street parking will require on-street charging solutions as they transition to EVs. These motorists will have specific needs, with limited flexibility on where they can park and accessibility concerns for charging solutions.

 
If all disabled parking bays will need to be electrified, this could have a significant impact on our network. Research by Ricardo estimates that up to 1.35 million disabled drivers will be partially or wholly reliant on public charging infrastructure. If we assume, based on population, that around a third of those drivers are within our area that will be nearly half a million customers. If we know where these bays are, we can plan to ensure disabled EV motorists’ needs are met without any detrimental effect to our network.