Meet Your Guest Publisher: Max Harrington
Max Harrington : EV Columnist | Lifestyle Critic | Gentleman of the Grid
“Posh-adjacent, like he might’ve raced EVs at Goodwood in a tweed jacket.”
If you’ve ever sat in your electric vehicle, cursing a ghost charger at a Welcome Break while your latte cooled into existential dread, you’re not alone. There’s a narrative floating around that the UK’s EV charging network is broken—underfunded, unreliable, and about as dependable as a British BBQ forecast. But here’s the thing…
It’s not the network that’s broken.
You’re just using the wrong app.
The Myth of the “Broken Network”
As of May 2025, the UK boasts over 61,000 public charging connectors, with more being added every week (Zapmap EV stats). Yes, some locations have patchy coverage and others suffer downtime—but it’s not due to a lack of infrastructure. It’s the tech glue that binds them—the app experience—that often fails drivers.
Problem: Fragmentation.
There are over a dozen major EV charging apps in the UK: Zap-Map, BP Pulse, Shell Recharge, Pod Point, InstaVolt—the list goes on. Each comes with its quirks, login headaches, and maps that look like someone spilled spaghetti on your phone.
Drivers bounce between apps, cards, networks, and pricing models like a caffeinated squirrel at a socket expo. The result? Range anxiety, app fatigue, and far too many memes about chargers that “just don’t work”.
Solution: Unification.
Enter ONEEV: In my opinion a beautifully designed app built to unite the UK’s EV landscape.
They are not trying to reinvent the charger—They are simply giving drivers what they’ve been shouting into Reddit threads for years:
One app. All networks.
Real-time availability.
Transparent pricing.
Contactless secure in-app payments.
No subscriptions. No nonsense.
Whether you’re road-tripping to the Lakes or zipping across Zone 2, ONEEV connects you to reliable chargers, filters by speed, shows live availability, and even lets you save favourites.
Stats Don’t Lie
In the last 12 months, public charger installations are up 45%, with ultra-rapid chargers growing at over 100% YoY (Zapmap rapid charging prices). And yet, over 30% of EV drivers still say they find charging “stressful” or “confusing”.
That’s not a hardware issue. It’s a user experience issue.
My Final Thoughts
The UK’s EV network is not broken—it’s misunderstood. It’s been growing, evolving, and upgrading. But until now, no one gave drivers a way to experience it properly.
ONEEV is that way.
So before you blame your next flat battery on “Britain’s broken infrastructure”, take a moment. Download the ONEEV App and try for your self.
