The European Union’s ambitious transition to electric vehicles (EVs) is poised to reshape its transport infrastructure, offering a lifeline to households and businesses grappling with transport poverty. However, the journey is fraught with challenges, particularly in the deployment of public chargepoints, which threaten to stall the EV revolution.
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