Half of drivers rule out buying an EV
As the UK nears its 2030 deadline to stop the sale of petrol and diesel cars, new research suggests that 43% of British people won’t consider switching to an EV when they purchase their next vehicle. Researchers for from car-sharing marketplace Turo say that that the top three barriers preventing car owners from switching to […]
FairCharge and RAC call for Government to back UK’s first EV charging charter
Electric vehicle and renewable energy campaign group FairCharge, in partnership with the RAC, have created the UK’s first charter for electric vehicle public charging with the aim of improving the reliability, transparency, accessibility, and usability of the UK’s rapidly growing charging network. Supported by Robert Llewellyn’s Fully Charged Show, trade body Recharge UK, and EV […]
RECHARGE UK calls for EV accessibility standards to be mandated
RECHARGE UK is calling for all public electric vehicle charging sites to have accessible charging mandated. The group, which is the EV arm of the REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology), says that mandating accessibility requirements for public electric vehicle chargepoints will ensure wheelchair users always have equal access to charge their vehicle. […]
Survey suggests London drivers are most likely to switch to an EV
New research from car sharing marketplace Turo suggests 53% of London drivers would switch to an EV for their next vehicle, well above the national average of 43%. According to the findings, Londoners are at the top of the leaderboard as the city most likely to switch to EVs, joint with Birmingham, followed by Manchester (50%) and Southampton (49%). London has seen the number of charging points on […]
Committee launches inquiry into decarbonising transport
A new inquiry has been launched to look into ‘the importance of decarbonising transport to reach net zero’. The House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee will analyse how electric vehicles (EVs) and the end of the sale of fossil fuelled cars will impact the nation’s environmental goals. The inquiry will look to understand […]
Reading consults on on Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy
Plans to create an infrastructure of charging points for electric vehicles in Reading to encourage more EV use, reduce emissions and create a healthier borough, are now available to comment on. The Council’s draft Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure, or EVCI, Strategy has been published at https://consult.reading.gov.uk/dens/evcistrategy and residents and businesses can respond. An estimated 20 per cent […]
Council successfully wins fund for “cleaner, greener” fleet
Argyll and Bute Council has been successful in securing almost £100,000 of funding for electric vehicle chargers at council offices, depots and schools. Transport Scotland invites local authorities to bid for funding through its competitive Switched on Fleets initiative. The fund is designed to enable the transition of older petrol and diesel vehicles to cleaner, […]
Business Secretary looking at changing new EV rules
The Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch is reported to be pushing cabinet colleagues to water down net zero rules on electric vehicles that are due to come into force in January. From next year, 22% of vehicles sold by manufacturers in the UK must be zero emission models which are totally electric. They’ll be fined £15,000 […]
Government’s climate adviser warns 2030 may be too soon to phase out petrol and diesel sales
The Government’s official climate adviser is warning the 2030 ban on the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles may be too soon. The Telegraph newspaper reports Chris Stark, the chief executive of the climate change committee, told MPs that “we have not seen yet the move to a cheap electric car”. He said his committee […]
GRIDSERVE partners with Dootrix
EV services company GRIDSERVE, which is rolling out electric forecourts and EV charging points across the UK, has signed a long-term, multi-million pound partnership with Microsoft-Azure experts, Dootrix, to provide the user experience and back-end cloud engineering services that will help deliver a seamless, stress-free, electric-vehicle driving experience. GRIDSERVE’s “sun-to-wheel” operations start with hybrid solar […]
