1 October 2025
After a summer to reflect on our mission, values and priorities, September felt like a real back-to-school moment.
Our CEO, Vicky Edmonds, reflects on a busy month.
Nearly 1,700 drivers responded to our annual survey, with over 30% of EV driver responses being from women, a marked improvement on last year. While it’s not yet reflective of the 50% of the driving population that women make up, it gives us confidence that our work will better represent the needs of all drivers when it comes to transitioning to electric.
Thank you to all of you who completed the survey and encouraged friends, family and colleagues to take part. We now turn to analysing the results, with the report due to be published in late October. Its insights will shape our campaign work, guide our conversations with the government and industry, and drive member webinars and workshops on the key barriers such as upfront cost, second-hand market, public charging costs and payment processes.
While we’re working on the report, don’t forget you can make your voice heard too.
Our Charge Up Change campaign makes it easy to contact your MP directly about the challenges EV drivers face, from charging costs to accessibility.
September also marked a return to conference season. We resumed our regular meetings with government officials and continued our work with MPs and Peers on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill to make charging easier and more affordable for all.
We also attended the BVRLA’s Bon Voycharge Parliamentary reception, raising awareness of the importance of destination charging, the EV Summit and EVCharge Live. At each of these events, we made sure that the driver’s voice and our EV experiences were properly represented.
It’s always inspiring to see the work going on across the sector to make the EV transition happen. But I’m also struck by how crucial it is that we are present in those conversations to make sure consumers needs – absolutely critical if we are to persuade more people to go electric – are genuinely at the heart of the conversation.
As an independent organisation, we occupy a unique space in the sector: we don’t have a product to sell or a service to promote – our role is to give an honest assessment of what the driver’s EV experience is (good and bad), how to make it better and lobby for meaningful changes that make EVs accessible for all, no matter what their personal circumstances are.
Being a small charitable members’ association means that our strength comes from the drivers who join us.
Now is a great time to sign up and get involved. Going into autumn, we will be introducing new partners who share our values and align with our mission, and exploring how we can raise wider public and media awareness of the work that we do for drivers. Members will also get access to our upcoming town halls and members-only workshops, and help us campaign for the changes EV drivers need.
And don’t forget that you can also support our work by donating to us.
In the meantime, if you have any ideas you want to discuss with us, drop us a line – we’d love to hear from you.