The Government must get its act together over reducing carbon emissions from cars or fail to achieve stated targets, according to the independent National Audit Office this morning. There is not enough detail in the Government plans to allow local authorities and businesses to plan for developing a strong charging network which will enable motorists to … [Read more...]
Bumpy road to low carbon future, say experts
The UK Government’s drive towards electric cars and a low carbon future faces a bumpy journey, say experts. Car-makers said they are committed to them and invested billions but the challenge of the next nine years is “immense”, according to Mike Hawes, SMMT chief executive. "We are pleased, therefore, to see Government accept the importance of hybrid … [Read more...]
Tolled roads warning from motoring bodies
British motorists are likely to be facing a new national tolled roads system. The scheme is being put forward again to offset losses from falling fuel duties and taxes, which accelerated during the lockdowns. They left a £40 Billion hole in Government finances and this week it's expected and reported by national media that the tolled roads system will be … [Read more...]
Company car ‘at home’ danger
Fleets need to work on issues arising from an emerging “home working, home charging” model being created by the rise of electric vehicles and the effects of the coronavirus crisis, says FleetCheck. The fleet software specialist says that a potentially important new subset of company car driver is emerging who now works largely from home and is set to choose … [Read more...]
Tradelines 9 September
Honda UK has announced pricing for the anticipated expanded Civic Type R family. Set to hit retail forecourts over the next few weeks, the entry level model will cost £32,820, both the GT and the Sportline are an additional £2,000 and the range topping Limited Edition Civic Type R is £39,995, while PCP pricing has also been confirmed for the new car with … [Read more...]
UK needs major rethink for EV charging network
Solving the infrastructure challenge is one of the final pieces of the electric vehicles puzzle, said Dan Hutson, head of motor insurance with comparethemarket.com. Ofgem’s focus on building capacity for 11 million electric cars in the UK will be welcome news to many who want an electric car but are concerned about the volume of charging points. He said, … [Read more...]
EV charging needs revising to protect grid
Adaptive pricing is needed to ensure grid stability as demand for Electric Vehicles increases, according to research by the University of Cologne. The pricing scheme, created by Professor Wolf Ketter and his co-authors Konstantina Valogianni, John Collins and Dmitry Zhdanov, is based on mathematic modelling and real-world data, which adapts to customer … [Read more...]
Newslines 7 July
Over 350,000 homes will be fitted with electric vehicle chargers by 2025 as plug-in car uptake surges, according to electric vehicle charging scale-up Andersen. By 2025, an expected one million electric vehicles will be registered on UK roads bringing with it a spike in the number of home chargers and Andersen is selling them from under £1,000 with a … [Read more...]
Newslines 4 October
Welsh Government has increased the number of traffic officers on the M4 around Newport since plans for an alternative route were abandoned this summer after a £114M enquiry recommended the go-ahead of the controversial Black-Route over greenfields. More recovery vehicles were allocated during the summer months and these will now be deployed for major … [Read more...]
Trial clears doubts & raises questions for evs
An extensive 18-month trial has thrown up interesting insights into the UK electric charging network and its use by vehicle drivers. By the time the Electric Nation project ended in December 2018, data had been collected from more than 140,000 electric vehicle charging instances. Analysis suggests that there is likely to be sufficient flexibility to … [Read more...]
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