{"id":13296,"date":"2023-10-07T14:07:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-07T13:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/?p=2821787"},"modified":"2023-10-07T14:07:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T13:07:00","slug":"uk-service-stations-hire-marshals-to-break-up-charge-rage-fights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/07\/uk-service-stations-hire-marshals-to-break-up-charge-rage-fights\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Service Stations Hire Marshals To Break Up \u201cCharge Rage\u201d Fights"},"content":{"rendered":"

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EV sales are booming in Europe<\/a>, proving that drivers don’t need to wait to be forced by the 2035 ICE ban to make the switch to electric power. But UK drivers are finding out to their cost that the charging infrastructure isn’t ready for this newfound demand, with some forced to wait six hours to plug-in during public holidays when everyone is on the road.<\/p>\n

Angry EV drivers are confronting staff and each other about the lack of facilities, forcing Britain’s biggest motorway service station provider, Moto, to bring in marshals to keep tabs on “charge rage” and help drivers hook their cars up without sparks flying.<\/p>\n

I should make clear that “marshal” in British English in this sense, is not the same as the American version of the word. We’re essentially talking about a bunch of guys with Hi-Vis vests and no legal powers whatsoever. And definitely no guns. But the fact that they’re required at all in EV<\/a> charging locations, yet are nowhere to be seen around the petrol pumps located elsewhere on the very same motorway service station sites only underlines the shortage of charging infrastructure.<\/p>\n

Related: We Experienced The Nightmare That Prospective EV Buyers Are Afraid Of<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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