Is it free to park an electric car in London?


Is it free to park an electric car in London? There isn't a general rule for EV parking in London. Each borough has its own rules, but most do offer discounted resident parking permits. Costs for an annual resident EV parking permit in London can range between £6.50 and £80, whilst the same annual parking permits for high-polluting cars can be as much as £860.


How does park work on an electric car?

If you repeatedly press the P button in a Bolt, it will engage the pawl, which will slow the car until it stops. What is a parking pawl? It's the spring-loaded parking lever that stops the transmission's output shaft and is found in almost every automatic transmission and many single-speed EV transmissions.