41% of respondents to the 2026 Arval Mobility Observatory Barometer say there are insufficient chargers – exactly the same percentage as last year. Meanwhile, 41% also report that not enough employees have charging solutions at home, a slight increase on 2025's figure of 39%.

Furthermore, 27% reported that they have no charging facilities at their company premises, again slightly worse than last year's result of 25%.

Other perceived barriers to electric car adoption also persist. Some 33% believe that purchase prices remain higher than those of an equivalent ICE vehicle, compared with 30% in 2025, while 30% report that available model ranges are too limited, up from 23%.

John Peters, Head of Arval Mobility Observatory in the UK, said: “On the face of it, these results are disappointing and I suspect that, across the fleet sector, we would all like to see more progress being made.

“However, they must be viewed in the context of the rapid rise in the number of electric vehicles on fleets. Clearly, charging capacity on the road, at offices and at homes is increasing quickly all the time, and perceived shortfalls are largely a result of increasing demand. It might be more accurate to say that charging remains an issue of scale.

“There undeniably remain specific problems,” he added. “For those living in terraced housing or apartments, the availability of charging facilities is poor and, while solutions such as pavement gullies are starting to be adopted in a few places, they are not without drawbacks. Meanwhile, the main alternative of public charging often suffers from patchy provision and high prices.

“In our view, these weaknesses in infrastructure probably remain the leading impediment to electrification for most businesses.”