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A report commissioned by Liberty Charge shows that public spending on electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure must focus on Britain’s deprived and rural communities, otherwise the Government may fail to meet both its ambition of at least 300,000 charge points by 2030, and achieve its social levelling-up agenda.
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The Government has set new targets to reduce aviation’s carbon emissions and prevent them from increasing above pre-pandemic levels in future – with 2019 set to be remembered as the peak year for aviation emissions.
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The UK government has announced today (14 June) that it is closing the plug-in car grant scheme for electric cars and plans to focus on improving charging infrastructure.
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The BVRLA (British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association) is urging the Chancellor to support the uptake of electric cars by keeping Benefit-in-Kind rates low and giving foresight beyond the current 2024/25 cut off.
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The funding has been awarded to 28 projects across the UK, including Scotland, Wales and the north of England and working across a range of different sectors and technologies through the Low Carbon Hydrogen Supply 2 (HySupply 2) competition.
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Less than one in five MPs support the Government’s electric car charging VAT policy, according to the results of polling carried out by YouGov on behalf of the FairCharge campaign.
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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.
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson has praised Britishvolt’s work to deliver a Gigaplant that will eventually produce enough low carbon, sustainable battery cells for over 300,000 electric vehicle battery packs per year.
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The Transport Select Committee has called for urgent progress to be made on the future of road pricing and says that zero emission vehicles should not mean zero tax revenue – otherwise the Treasury could face a £35 billion fiscal black hole.
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Battery cell technology and R&D company Britishvolt has received Government backing to power ahead with plans for a full-scale electric-vehicle (EV) Gigaplant in Northumberland with support coming through its Automotive Transformation Fund, delivered by the Advanced Propulsion Centre.
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