Plug in your car … but only Britain’s richer motorists can charge up cheaply

Drivers with no off-street parking must use public charging points and miss 950 in savings, warns thinktank

Almost 10 million households in England and Wales risk missing out on savings of 950 a year that come from owning an electric car, according to a study warning that richer households stand to benefit most.

About a third of households have no access to off-street parking or a personal garage, so will miss out on lower costs from charging the cars using cheaper overnight electricity.