ELECTRIC vehicles (EVs) will soon be able to travel the iconic Land’s End to John O’Groats route according to the leading electric car charging network, the Electric Highway.

It said a complete route system will be up and ready for use within weeks, while revealing that it is now delivering a million miles of emission free UK driving every month.

Ecotricity, operators of the Electric Highway, has already installed an electricity pump at Land’s End, and a John O’Groats pump will be in place by the end of the month.

Naturally, even with the system’s fast-charge 20-minute capability, an EV is unlikely to challenge the speed record between the two furthermost parts of the kingdom anytime soon.

However, Dale Vince, founder of the Electric Highway, said: “The revolution in electric cars is here and it’s underway – the Electric Highway powering a million miles of emission free travel every month is one sign of that; the fact that sales of electric cars have quadrupled in the first five months of the year is another.

“The idea of being able to complete that iconic journey from Land’s End to John O’Groats in any electric car you can buy from a showroom is something quite special – if you’d have said that was possible five years ago, people would have laughed at you.

“Our Electric Highway already covers over 95% of the motorway network, and we’ve begun the installation of electricity pumps on A-roads and strategic locations such as airports and ports – with significant new funding just secured, we’ll be stepping on the gas in the coming months to keep pace with demand.”

The Electric Highway claims it has:

• installed nearly 250 electricity pumps at over 150 locations;
• covered 95% of Britain’s motorway service stations;
• enabled electric car drivers to travel the length and breadth of the country and refuel in 20 minutes;
• powered more than 7M miles of free travel since inception;
• attracted almost 20,000 members, with around 1,300 new members joining each month.