Motoring

Electric car breakdowns from running out of power plummet to record low

Just 2.3% of the EV callouts were due to batteries having limited or no charge, the AA said

The chances of an electric vehicle (EV) breakdown being caused by running out of power has reached a record low, figures suggest

The chances of an electric vehicle (EV) breakdown being caused by running out of power has reached a record low, figures suggest.

Just 2.3% of the EV callouts the AA received in the year to the end of October were due to batteries having limited or no charge, the company said.

This is down from 8.3% in 2015 and 4.3% in 2021.

The AA attributed the decrease to the public charging network becoming larger and ...