Diesel & petrol alternatives? Your thoughts please

Sure - though the rollout of mass scale rapid charging is underway already, with multiple companies entering the market. 

https://ospreycharging.co.uk/osprey-charging-announces-rollout-of-150-rapid-electric-vehicle-charging-hubs-across-uk/

https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-9742127/Gridserve-add-50-high-power-EV-charging-hubs-motorway-network.html

I apologise for the fuel comment - it was a cheap shot. The situation does seem to vary wildly by location. One of my local garages (Esso) has had no fuel for 3 days, with all pumps coned off. I passed a small independent station today with cars queueing out onto the road, still there when I came past again 20 mins later. 

@CT .... forgiven 😉😉

Back in the 1980s I drove to Yugoslavia for a few holidays (carrying a tent, not towing a van).  Getting to Slovenia from Zebrugge required 2 x 50DM intermediate to-ups of the fuel tank at any one of numerous Autobahn service areas.

However, once in Yugo, you had to plan your next trip to at least reach the second fuel station (which were infrequent and so all shown on their road maps).  The reason for needing to reach the second, was in case the first had no fuel when you got there.  That was not that unusual and I did once have to reach a third to get fuel.

I have therefore first-hand experience of planning for fuel in a similar way now required for long EV trips (or short ones if towing!).

Having little choice, you just had to live with it.  It did not spoil the holiday (seemed part of the adventure), but then, unlike the locals, I did not have to face that every day of every year.

Would it be worth it to save the planet?  Sure it would - but allowing those of us that will still need a diesel tow car won't kill it either!

Interesting that at the Conservative Party conference Boris was being interviewed in front of Toyota's hydrogen powered car. Is he trying to tell us something?

During the recent fuel crisis we haven't had to worry at all about running our EV. Fuel prices are now climbing and we will only take the hit when we climb into our motorhome. The pollution it emits isn't good for anyone.

Saw some old Bod on tv today boasting about his old car running on waste (!) white wine & whey from the cheese industry !

Charley as his name👍🏻

Cheese & Wine? What, no pineapple?

We took our EV to Cornwall last week. Decided to do a 25% superfast charge at Exeter. It cost £2.53p.

So far so good......

Got to Cornwall services and found the superfast charger is still out of action. We have never seen it working!

Returned via Exeter today and all the chargers were out of action.

In the 4 + years since we've had an EV we've not seen any improvements in charging points. 

Is your EV ? The same one that has a range extender ICE ?