There was a brand new VW full electric large van at the car boot sale. The owner had just bought it. Coming up from Cornwall, he says he has to find a charger before going back home. He also goes to Barnstaple and that has few chargers on route.

Quite impractical and ridiculous. It's a remarkable government marketing achievement that any EV's are sold at all.
As for their desirability by the 'holier than thou' Brown bread and Sandals warriors, in 2023 the U.K. only produced 1.2% of global emissions anyway.