Shapps insists Britain will stick with 2030 ICE ban
The Energy Secretary has confirmed that the UK will stick with its intention to ban all diesel and petrol vehicle sales from 2030. As the Government announces a raft of environmental policies, Grant Shapps is quoted in the Daily Mail as saying “We have set out our path which is by 2030, the end of […]
84 more vehicle charge points coming to Leeds’ residential areas
A newly announced partnership between Leeds City Council and EB Charging will see 84 new fast charging bays installed at 15 locations across the city—with the first 30 bays at six locations already live. 54 bays at nine more locations are due to go live by the early summer. Each of the new bays will […]
TTF Working Group commits to producing further EV guidance for councils
The Transport Technology Forum’s Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Working Group is committing to producing further guidance designed to help council officers’ rollout the required infrastructure to keep pace with the adoption of Electric Vehicles. The group of public and private sector experts who make up the Working Group attended a meeting in Newbury where they […]
JLR seeks £500m government support for EV battery development
Jaguar Land Rover’s owner Tata Motors is asking the government for more than £500 million of government aid for a new battery factory in Britain. The Financial Times reports this is a decision set to be “pivotal” for the future of the UK car industry, explaining that people briefed on discussions say the Indian group […]
VolkerSmart Technologies awarded £1 million EV installation works in Barnet
Highways Maintenance and Civil Engineering company VolkerSmart Technologies has announced it is currently installing electric vehicle charging points along residential roads in Barnet on behalf of Trojan Energy. The £1 million contract, which commenced in October last year, is expected to be completed in the next two months. The first phase of works involved the […]
Scottish Council expands EV infrastructure
New proposals for increasing the infrastructure to cater for more electric vehicles across Ayrshire have been revealed. North, East and South Ayrshire Councils are drawing up plans to improve access to charging points across their region. The proposals would involve working with a commercial supplier to increase the number of EV charge points from an […]
Vauxhall owner warns about EV affordability
There’s a warning that people are “turning their backs” on electric cars because the energy crisis means they are more expensive to run. The Telegraph reports the the CEO of Vauxhall owner Stellantis says that the middle classes cannot afford the cost of electric cars without the support of state subsidies. It quotes Carlos Tavares […]
Government announces £56m funding for EV charging
The Government’s announced a further £56 million in public and industry funding for increasing electric vehicle chargepoints across the country. It says the Today’s announcement (21 February 2023) by Transport Minister Jesse Norman will help deliver up to a further 2,400 chargepoints set to be installed in the short term, while working to support local […]
Costain supports National Highways to deliver high-powered charging infrastructure for electric vehicles
Costain has signed a contract supporting National Highways to deliver multi-million pound investment in energy storage systems. It says electric vehicle drivers using England’s motorways will benefit from the government-owned company’s investment in the high-powered charging infrastructure that will be rolled out at a number of motorway service areas where the electricity grid cannot be […]
FairCharge and RAC call for electricity wholesale price to be decoupled from gas to cut EV charging costs
EV campaign group FairCharge and the RAC – a founding supporter – are today calling on the Government to underline its support for the switch to electric vehicles by decoupling the wholesale price of electricity from gas, something which would immediately reduce the cost of charging EVs. They say the current high wholesale electricity price […]