Government commits to ten-fold increase in EV public charging by 2030 March 24, 2022 The UK Government committed £500m to increase the number of public electric vehicle (EV) charge points by a 10-fold. Under the new Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy released tonight, EV owners will see public charge points go from 30,000 to 300,000 by 2030. In addition to public infrastructure, the government will also focus on rolling out [...]
EXCLUSIVE: London bus firm RATP expands electric fleet with HSBC £30m funding March 23, 2022 London bus firm RATP Dev Transit London announced today it has secured a £30m green package from HSBC to expand its electric bus fleet. As a result of the funding, the company – who owns London bus companies London Sovereign, London Transit and London United – will acquire an additional 75 electric buses, including 54 [...]
Automotive industry calls on Government to deliver more EV infrastructure to ease “charging anxiety” March 23, 2022 The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has called on the UK Government to deliver more investment in electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure to ease this decade’s “charging anxiety.” According to data, the ratio between charging infrastructure and number of electric vehicles has worsened in the last year. “Last year, it was about one [...]
Experts call for “step change” in EV infrastructure roll out March 22, 2022 Electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure’s roll out needs a “step change”, industry experts warned today. In report published today by EV infrastructure company Connected Kerb, experts from EY, Motability and UKPN outlined that growing demand is not met by a similar roll out of infrastructure. While EV registrations went up 154 per cent of 2021 levels, [...]
Ford accelerates EV transition with seven new cars March 14, 2022 Ford has announced plans to introduce seven new electric vehicles to the European market by 2024 - including four commercial vehicles.
Uber joins London boroughs in £5m EV charger boost March 9, 2022 Hundreds of new electric-vehicle chargers are set to be installed across north and east London, following an agreement between Uber and three London boroughs.
Tevva appoints former Jaguar exec Ian Harnett as chairman March 8, 2022 Electric and hydrogen truck maker Tevva Motors announced this morning it had appointed former Jaguar Land Rover executive Ian Harnett as chairman. Harnett is succeeding David Roberts, who is expected to remain on the board as non-executive director. The new chairman, who held leadership roles at Jaguar since 2009, first joined the truck maker’s board [...]
CMA secures commitments from Gridserve unlocking EV motorway charging competition March 8, 2022 The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has secured commitments from energy company Gridserve to open up competition on motorways between electric vehicle (EV) charging companies. As part of the legally-binding commitments, Gridserve has agreed not to enforce exclusive rights in contracts with operators Extra, MOTO or Roadchef after November 2026, therefore reducing its contracts by [...]
EV interest declines following sky high prices March 7, 2022 Potential buyers’ interest in buying an electric vehicle (EV) is declining as a result of sky high prices, Auto Trader has warned. In a report published today, the sale platform said the proportion of electric cars browsed on its marketplace had dropped from 26 per cent in late September to 16 per cent last month. [...]
Used car prices continue to grow but record trend expected to stabilise March 3, 2022 The average price of a second hand car in the UK has continued to grow, reaching in February a record 31.9 per cent year-on-year and like-for-like increase. Even though it marks the 23rd consecutive record month of growth, the 0.6 per cent raise is the lowest increase registered since April 2021. According to Auto Trader’s [...]