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 […]
Sunak fails to confirm 2030 petrol and diesel ban will go ahead
The Prime Minister has talked of tackling the climate crisis in a “proportionate and pragmatic” way as he refused to confirm that the 2030 ban on petrol and diesel vehicle sales will go ahead. The Daily Telegraph quotes Rishi Sunak as saying: “Of course net zero is important to me. “So yes we’re going to […]
Sunak urged to drop 2030 petrol and diesel ban
Rishi Sunak has been urged to scrap the ban on new petrol and diesel cars scheduled for 2030 after his party’s by-election win in Uxbridge last week was put down to opposition to the ULEZ expansion. The success, in the face of two significant losses in other by-elections for the Conservatives, followed a campaign opposing […]
RECHARGE UK report sets out electrification roadmap
A new report from electric vehicle trade group RECHARGE UK provides a roadmap of how the industry can accelerate chargepoint deployment to keep up with the growth of EV sales in the UK. RECHARGE UK is the EV arm of the REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) and was previously known as the […]
New Report Examines Impact of EV Adoption on the Repair and Insurance Sectors
The UK’s automotive risk intelligence company, Thatcham Research, has delivered its Impact of Battery Electric Vehicle Adoption on the Repair and Insurance Sectors report, highlighting the risk-affecting factors BEVs present to the insurance workflow. Funded by Innovate UK, the report explains how insurers build their financial models around BEVs, examines concerns regarding the repair network, […]