Range anxiety Is a thing of the past, according to Allstar’s Insights

Allstar, one of the UK’s leading EV, fuel and business expense payment companies, has revealed that Friday 23 August was the peak EV charging day of the four-day bank holiday period.

Research / White Papers / September 4, 2024

By James Foster

Allstar revealed Friday 23rd August accounted for more than a third of all bank holiday charging over the four-day period by business drivers, that’s 16% more than the next busiest day over the same period. Photo: Allstar

This one day accounted for 38%, according to year-on-year charging analysis, of all the August bank holiday weekend’s charging, while the demand for EV charging on the Friday ahead of the long weekend has surged by 183% in the last three years alone. This trend is set to continue as more domestic and business travel is anticipated throughout the end of August. It follows the general growth of public charging usage which has increased 264% by Allstar’s business customers year-on-year, as revealed in the latest Allstar AllCosts report.

Around half of Brits (45%) are set to travel more this summer than last, and over a third (37%) are planning a staycation. With a calendar of events from sporting tournaments to festivals well underway, August is set to be a busy time for many UK drivers, including those travelling for business. Business travel has many different guises beyond white collar workers getting to and from meetings, from the delivery driver dropping off bespoke tennis equipment right the way through to a band’s tour bus driver needing to get the group to their next show or the ice cream van providing refreshments at the beach.

Allstar has been solving payment problem by delivering Allstar Chargepass, the UK’s only fleet payment solution that covers all known needs from fuel to public or home charging, reporting, and controls, among others.