Highly charged: complaints as electric car points block city pavements

In the rush to accommodate increasing numbers of electric cars, some cities are letting bulky charging stations take space from pedestrians

Cities across the world are rushing to install charging points to encourage and keep up with demand from increasing numbers of electric vehicles. By the end of last year there were almost 600,000 street charging points globally.

But while some cities, such as Paris, are introducing charging points inconspicuously, many others are not. In some areas of London chargers have been taking over pavements and blocking pedestrians.