A Southampton Engineering Professor is leading an EPSRC-funded project that aims to alleviate the demands on the electricity grid due to the oncoming rise in electric vehicle (EV) usage.

Off-grid, renewable energy-powered charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) are being explored by researchers from the University of Surrey in a new £8m project set to solve some of the biggest problems facing the growth of EVs in the UK.

Some 131,994 cars were registered in the first month of the year, with a 11.1% uplift predicted for 2023