Motability Foundation endorses two EV charge point assessment schemes.

Motability Foundation are giving their endorsement to assessment schemes run by AccessAble and BSI Assurance UK which check that public electric vehicle (EV) charge points are accessible to disabled people.

The PAS 1899 standard, published in October 2022, provides industry with a clear specification for making charge points accessible.

It was co-sponsored by the Motability Foundation and the UK Government Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV), following research which found that disabled people can face a range of barriers when using EV public chargepoints.

The assessment schemes run by BSI Assurance UK and AccessAble will give chargepoint providers and manufacturers a way of checking that their public charge points conform with the PAS 1899 accessible charging standard – and are therefore accessible to disabled people.

To find out more, visit this page of the Motability Foundation website.

Previous Events….

London EV Show November 2023

Tuesday, 28 November to Thursday, 30 November, 2023

ExCel, London.

Connecting the entire global EV value chain, from start-ups to investors to governments and OEMs, and showcase the latest solutions in the ever evolving automotive market.

We hope to be involved in the panel discussions on accessible EV charging, and we will also be showcasing our design prototypes at our stand.

Come meet the team to find out how Designability worked with disabled people to develop our design guidance for accessible public EV charging, and how this fed in, via our role on the steering group, to the new BSI standard PAS 1899:2022.

For more information and register for your tickets please visit the London EV Show website here.

Fully Charged LIVE UK North 2023

Friday, 19 May to Sunday, 21 May, 2023

Yorkshire Event Centre, Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate, HG2 8NZ.

Come see our design prototypes and meet the team to find out how Designability worked with disabled people to develop our design guidance for accessible public EV charging, and how this fed in, via our role on the steering group, to the new BSI standard PAS 1899:2022.

For more information please visit the Fully Charged website here.

National Highways Roads for All Conference: Making your journeys more accessible and inclusive

Thursday, 30 March, 2023

The Vox Conference Centre, Birmingham.

In the session titled: Inclusive Design in Infrastructure, Keir Haines, will give a presentation on our work to develop accessibility for electric vehicle charging points. Keir will focus on how Designability worked with disabled people to develop our design guidance for EV charging, and how this fed in, via our role on the steering group, to the new BSI standard PAS 1899:2022.

For more information please visit the National Highways website here.

Press coverage

We are delighted to have been featured in a range of national and trade publications to help spread the word on the importance of good inclusive and accessible design within public EV charging infrastructure. Below are a small selection of articles, which you may find interesting to read:

CNBC, Sustainable Future. By Anmar Frangoul.
Why accessible public charging is crucial to a successful EV rollout. The EV industry is gaining momentum. But public charging is a long way from being accessible to all.
Read article here.

Evening Standard, The Optimist, Plug It In. By Maria McCarthy.
An end to discrimination for disabled EV drivers?
Read the article here

Electric Drives. By Ian Osborne.
Designability offers free design guidance for the public electric vehicle (EV) charging industry to ensure accessibility for disabled people and everyone.
Read the article here

Forecourt Trader. By John Wood.
Campaigners for accessible EV charging host reception at the House of Commons.
Read the article here

Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technology International. By James Billington.
Making EV charging more accessible: New guidance launched to help design chargers for disabled drivers.
Read the article here