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Just 16,178 public chargers were installed last year - 44 a day, and well short of the 110 needed to hit the Government's target of 300,000 in the UK by the end of the decade.
Electric car owners who charge at home can pay as little as £323 a year, while the average cost of charging on the public network is £1,838 a year.
Nearly three out of four electric vehicle (EV) owners in the UK have difficulties finding a public charger that works, according to a Which? survey.
Kwasi Kwarteng will deliver a mini-budget on Friday.
Bosses of 23 public EV charging providers have called on the Government to slash VAT on charging from 20 per cent to five per cent