End of hybrid cars? Call for these cars to be banned from public ch...

Hybrid cars should be banned from using motorway charge points, says a new report. It has been stated that plug-in hybrid cars take too long to charge and could prevent battery-electric cars

from topping up. Electric cars run solely on battery power, so if they run out or are running low when on the go, they must be topped up to be able to reach their destination. Hybrids can

run on conventional fuel if the battery runs out meaning that it isn’t essential for them to change up on the motorway. Therefore, these cars could block electric cars from charging up,

argues the report. The rate of charge is also a problem as almost all hybrids take an hour to add 15 miles of range at the fastest chargers, compared to just five minutes for electric cars.

Harold Dermott, who authored the report, said that motorway electric chargers should be reserved for electric-only vehicles. It did, however, state that when plug-in hybrid cars can recharge

more quickly then they should be able to use them again. The industry professional, with more than 35 years experience in the motor manufacturing industry, claimed that the confusion over

how fast or slow different electric vehicles recharged could undermine efforts to provide an adequate public charging network. RAC Foundation director Steve Gooding said: "Ever-faster

and more powerful charge points might sound like the answer to creating the electric car recharging network we need, but if the cars themselves can only be recharged at a certain rate then

at best we're going to be disappointed and at worst we're going to waste money. "Compatibility between car and charger is key."