MP admits Road User Charging could affect EV sales
The Chair of the Transport Select Committee in Parliament has admitted that his own proposals for drivers to be charged per mile could slow the switch to electric vehicles. The Telegraph quotes Conservative MP Huw Merriman as conceding that his idea to replace vehicle excise duty with a distance-based tax would be a “disincentive” to […]
GRIDSERVE opens Wales’s first high-powered electric vehicle charging hub
Wales’s first high-powered electric vehicle charging hub has opened at the Moto service station in Swansea, which the installers say marks a step-change in the country’s EV charging infrastructure, supporting drivers to switch to EVs ahead of the 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel vehicles. The advanced Electric Hub, part of the GRIDSERVE Electric […]
Did the Past Predict the Future in the Car Market?
Fantasising about the future has consistently been a preoccupation of humankind. We’ve asked ourselves many futuristic questions over the centuries, and we’ve constantly tried to come up with answers to satiate our appetite for excitement, evolution, and innovation. What will we look like in 100 years’ time? Will we be taller? Will we have found […]
Scottish Government sets out EV charging expansion plans
The Scottish Government has published a vision for electric charging, aiming to deliver accessible, affordable and reliable public network required for the future. It says a just transition is at the heart of the new approach, “where no one is left behind from the benefits afforded by the transition to a net zero transport system”. […]
Tesla posts record profits
The electric car company Tesla has announced a record annual profit of More than $5.5 billion (£4.1 billion). The Daily Telegraph reports that a surge in demand for EVs has seen full-year profits over seven times higher with sales up 71% to $54 billion (£40 billion), both “shattering” Tesla’s previous records and making 2021 a […]
Ford aims to be connected commercial vehicles’ “Tesla”
Ford Motor Company Chief Executive Jim Farley says he wants investors and commercial vehicle customers to pay more attention to the software and services the company wants to sell with those trucks, as well as to the company’s electric Transit vans and its portfolio of combustion engine commercial vehicles. Reuters reports that, at an event […]
Toyota registers most automotive patents for 8th Consecutive Year
The United States Patent and Trademark Office awarded Toyota more patents than any other automaker in 2021, as it registers its innovations in electric vehicle batteries, automated driving systems and AI. The latest annual ranking by the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) shows Toyota’s engineers and scientists were granted a total of 2,753 patents in […]
Quentin Willson launches new fair charging campaign
The award-winning motoring broadcaster and transport campaigner Quentin Willson has officially launched a new Electric Vehicle and charging campaign which will lobby the government for fair charging, infrastructure and promote a wider understanding of electric cars. Speaking exclusively to the website Transport + Energy, the former Top Gear presenter laid out his reasons for launching the FairCharge […]
AW Repair Group becomes first group to complete Thatcham Research EV training
As the number of Electric Vehicle registrations continues to increase rapidly – with 190,792 pure electric cars registered last year, up from 108,205 the year before – AW Repair Group has achieved ‘EV Ready’ certification across all its sites. AW, one of the UK’s leading accident repair groups, was the first to sign up for […]
Subsidies for zero-emission vehicles targets affordable models
The Government has announced that the grant scheme for zero-emission vehicles has been updated to target less expensive models, which it says allows the scheme’s funding to help more people make the switch to an EV. It says the plug-in grant scheme, which has used taxpayers’ money to support the purchase of nearly half a million vehicles over a decade, […]