The Electric Vehicle (EV) Trading Scheme and Road Usage Duty (Consultation) Bill received its first reading on Thursday 23 January. Introduced by Baroness Worthington, it is a Bill to provide for a public consultation on the introduction of a trading obligation on vehicle manufacturers to increase the proportion of EVs…
Octopus Electric Vehicles (EV) has partnered with EO Charging to launch a new EV home charging solution. Announced on Tuesday 14 January, the package includes the EO Mini Smart Home charger and the Octopus GO EV driver tariff. Octopus claimed that the charger will be fully interoperable with its Octopus…
The Electric Vehicle (EV) Energy Taskforce published a report, making recommendations to the government on EV and energy policy. Published on Tuesday 15 January, the report identified priorities: including the urgency of developing standards and codes of practice to enable interoperability and the sharing of data within the EV sector…
On Monday 9 December, the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) published its annual review, which examines some of the challenges of meeting 2050 net zero emissions and puts forth 10 key policy actions for the next government. The review finds that there have been 1.8mn SUV sales over the past…
On Monday 2 December, Centrica and Citygate announced an electric vehicle (EV) technology partnership, which will enable Centrica to install the latest charging technology at 10 Citygate dealerships across London and the south-east and provide aftersales support on EV accessories and charging products, including home charging installations. The duo will…
Two reports by the Environmental Defense Fund Europe (EDFE) and the Green Alliance have called on the upcoming government to bridge the affordability gap between electric vehicles (EVs) and fossil-fuel vehicles. Published on Monday 11 November, the reports put forth several steps the government can take to lower the costs…
Gnewt has confirmed plans to trial Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology as part of V2G demonstrator project E-Flex, led by Cisco. Revealed on Wednesday 23 October, the company will explore how the technology will look to accelerate its 70-strong fleet, as well as the commercial opportunity it presents through smarter electricity use…
In an open letter on Twitter on Wednesday 16 October, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Electric Vehicles (EV) Matt Western has called on the UK’s leading public EV charge point operators “to embrace ‘interoperability,’ which will help make drivers’ experience more seamless.” In response to the public…
Shadow Business Secretary Rebecca Long Bailey MP announced that the next Labour government will subsidise the purchase of new electric vehicles (EVs) when drivers trade in cars over 10 years old. Announced on Monday 23 September, the scheme will initially be available for one year and will aim to replace…
Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell announced that Labour will introduce 2.5mn interest-free loans for the purchase of electric vehicles (EV). Speaking on Saturday 21 September, he said the loans of up to £33,000 will allow low income households, those living in rural areas, independent contractors and SMEs to save on EVs.…