Councils are wasting much needed money and installing the wrong on-street ev charging systems instead of creating community ultra-rapid hubs. That’s the opinion of Asif Ghafoor, CEO & co-founder of Be.EV believes that whilst public money has been allocated to improve charge networks, it's sitting unspent because of pointless bureaucracy and a lack of understanding from local authorities - … [Read more...]
Wales not seeing the ev light despite ‘green’ claims
The Welsh Government has failed to see the light and support the move to electric vehicles, according to Conservative opposition. The Welsh Conservatives have discovered that there is just one lamppost charging point in the entirety of Wales, three years after the issue was raised. This was confirmed by the Labour Deputy Minister for Transport in a written question response to the Welsh … [Read more...]
Britain’s EV charging network not fit for purpose
Britain’s EV charging network not fit for purpose, according to transport experts. The UK is way behind schedule in installing chargers and many regions in the country are being forgotten. Asif Ghafoor (below) is a veteran of infrastructure delivery and the co-founder and CEO of national charging network Be.EV and said,“The government’s target of ‘300,000 chargers by 2030’ has been plucked from … [Read more...]
Poor charging network is slowing ev green drive
Poor availability of charging facilities on a local basis is hampering the ability of dealers to sell both new and used electric vehicles to “a surprisingly large degree,” the Vehicle Remarketing Association is reporting. Philip Nothard, VRA chair, said that the issue appeared to be especially the case in areas where consumers rarely had off-road parking and so could not have their own charger … [Read more...]
New EV charging strategy is not joined up
Leading electrotechnical and engineering services body ECA has broadly welcomed the Government’s Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy but warned it risks failing. However, the body has warned that the Government’s focus on “market-led” strategy and lack of joined-up policy with local authorities could jeopardise the quality and safety of EV charge point installations and encourage a … [Read more...]
Boost for on-street ev chargers welcomed
Motor dealers have welcomed news that Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says Government funding for the installation of charge points on residential streets next year will be doubled to £10 million. According to the Government, “this could fund up to another 3,600 chargepoints across the country”. “It is encouraging to see that the Government has doubled the funding for residential street charge … [Read more...]
Joint call to Governments to get “smart” over evs
The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association, Eurelectric and Transport & Environment are calling on the European institutions to facilitate a rapid roll-out of smart charging infrastructure for electrically-chargeable vehicles. This is a unique collaboration as it marks the first time that the EU auto industry, electricity sector and the green group have joined forces to push for a … [Read more...]
Sparking interest in electric cars
Electric car ownership is the right choice for at least 1.5 million UK households today, according to What Car? That’s the number of multi-car homes in the UK with a sweet-spot combination of off-street parking for home-charging and at least one vehicle that never does more than 100 miles in a single journey. What Car? approached 2310 current electric vehicle owners and a further 23,500 … [Read more...]
Pressure on Welsh Government to speed up green drive
New homes in England will have to be equipped with electric car charging points under Government proposals. It also wants commercial premises and offices to get them as well as some new street lamps in certain areas to encourage the switch from petrol and diesel models under previously announced plans to phase them out in favour of hybrids by 2040. The announcement today will put pressure … [Read more...]