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The best Christmas markets for electric vehicle drivers have been revealed in a new study conducted by Peugeot UK.
Birmingham’s Frankfurt Christmas Market was found to be the most accessible, offering the best balance of charging options, according to the research.
Using Time Out’s list of best Christmas markets in the UK for ‘magical festive shopping’, Peugeot first compared how many of the markets could be reached using the 251-mile range of the latest Peugeot E-2008 from the UK’s 15 most populated cities.
The study also ranked how many public charging points were within a five-mile radius of the Christmas Market, as well as the charging speeds available, while accommodation options that offered electric car charging were also scored.
Top UK Christmas Markets for electric car drivers
| Ranking | Total charge points | Rapid chargers | |
| Birmingham’s Frankfurt Christmas Market (B1 1BD) | 1st | 154 | 66 |
| Edinburgh Christmas Market (EH2 2DG) | 2nd | 104 | 31 |
| York Christmas Market (YO1 8RL) | 3rd | 45 | 11 |
| Winter Wonderland Nottingham (NG1 2HU) | 4th | 32 | 25 |
| Cardiff Christmas Market (CF10 1GN) | 4th | 61 | 18 |
| Stratford-upon-Avon Victorian Christmas Market (CV37 6AU) | 5th | 21 | 18 |
| Winchester Cathedral’s Christmas Market (SO23 9LS) | 5th | 54 | 5 |
| Bath Christmas market (BA1 1QE) | 6th | 24 | 8 |
| Christmas at Blenheim Palace (OX20 1UL) | 7th | 20 | 5 |
All of the Christmas markets, apart from Edinburgh’s Christmas Market, were accessible from at least twelve of the UK’s most populated cities.
York’s Christmas Market was found to be the most accessible with 14 of the 15 most populated cities in the UK within range.
