SMMT figures show more EVs were sold in March than in the whole of 2019
Lat month (March 2022) saw the highest volume of electric vehicle (EV) registrations ever recorded in a single month, with more registered in the month than during the whole of 2019.
Bus Service Operators Grant now includes Zero Emission Bus incentive
The Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG) now includes the Zero Emission Bus (ZEB) incentive for the first time and operators who hold a zero-emission bus certificate for their vehicles will be subsidised at a 22p per km rate. The new grants will cover both new e-buses and repowered conversions.
Local authorities and EV charging: less competition, more provision
UK100’s Assistant Chief Executive Jason Torrance, and a member of the Transport + Energy editorial board, reflects on the Government’s newly announced £450m Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund.
InstaVolt launches its largest EV hub yet in Oxfordshire
EV charge point supplier, InstaVolt, has launched one of the UK’s largest EV charging hubs in Banbury, Oxfordshire as part of the organisation’s commitment to improving the country’s charging infrastructure.
£1.3 billion West Midlands transport investment programme confirmed
The Department for Transport (DfT) has confirmed a £1.05bn grant to transform road, bus, rail, tram, cycling and walking infrastructure across to the West Midlands, including investment in EV charging. The City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) money, topped up with local funding, will deliver £1.3bn investment over the next five years.
Sales of all-electric EVs continue to rise
Sales of all-electric EVs were up by 63% year-on-year, whilst sales of hybrids were down by 2%. 16% of all new cars bought in the UK in March 2022 were fully electric. This is up from 8% of the market in March 2021.
Government dismisses calls for fairer pricing at public chargepoints
The Government has recently rejected a proposal to bring VAT on electricity charged to drivers using public electric vehicle charge points into line with that charged to those charging vehicles at home.
BatteryLoop signs contract with Mercedes-Benz Energy
BatteryLoop has signed a supply frame contract agreement with Mercedes-Benz Energy for batteries for energy storage solutions.
Myth busters: EV batteries will go to landfill
Transport + Energy’s latest myth buster video, delivered in conjunction with Britishvolt, dispels the myth that electric vehicle (EV) batteries will go to landfill at the end of their life.
The road ahead for zero-emission HGVs
James Venables – eConsultancy Manager at Mercedes-Benz Trucks UK – shares his views on the technology that will be powering the UK’s trucks in future.
REVEALED: less than three in ten councils have EV transition plan
It has been revealed that only a quarter of local authorities in the UK have published EV transition strategies, despite being encouraged to do so by the UK Government and the Local Government Association (LGA).
Consortium assigned to deliver new Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund
Energy Saving Trust, CENEX and PA Consulting have been appointed as the support body for the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund (LEVI), in partnership with the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV).