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Oxford is moving forward with a massive electric bus plan

Oxford is moving forward with a massive electric bus plan: Oxford has unveiled an electric bus fleet program aimed at lowering the city’s emissions. This comes on the heels of Oxfordshire County Council’s request for £32.8 million from the Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas scheme. The £82.5 million funding package, which includes investments from Go Ahead…

71.5% of January’s car registrations are EVs

71.5% of January’s car registrations are EVs: Last month, electric vehicle (EV) registrations reached a new high, accounting for 71.5 percent of all automobile registrations reported. According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), plug-in car sales had another strong month in January. More than 14,430 battery electric cars (BEVs) and 9,047 plug-in…

Well off EV owners in for a BIG shock

4th February 2022

Heather Trudeau

diesel cars, Electric vehicles, EV, FairFuelUK, motorists, net-zero, petrol cars, UK Government

Well off EV owners in for a BIG shock: The Out of Touch Government Treasury and Transport Departments, must work with Drivers to get the best and absolutely fairest long term replacement to Fuel Duty The Transport Select Committee has just announced that the government should tax motorists based on miles travelled as the use…

The US has plans to install 500k new EV charging stations

The US has plans to install 500k new EV charging stations: US Vice President Kamala Harris announced today a plan to build 500,000 new publicly accessible electric vehicle (EV) chargers. The US Vice President stated at a public event in the US state of Maryland that “the future is electric,” and that the new strategy…

“Fuel sellers will lose credibility if they don’t lower prices this week”

“Fuel sellers will lose credibility if they don’t lower prices this week”: The RAC has warned that if British fuel retailers do not drop petrol and diesel prices this week, they will lose credibility. According to the RAC, merchants have demonstrated the worst ‘rocket and feather’ behaviour by refusing to lower their pump pricing. According…

EV rapid charging infrastructure in Britain obtains £75m

EV rapid charging infrastructure in Britain obtains £75m: Electric vehicle (EV) charging services supplier Osprey Charging will finance £75 million in constructing over 150 rapid EV charging hubs all over the UK throughout the next 4 years. Every hub will integrate as much as 12 rapid chargers, this means the project will provide 1,500 units…

UK government called to take action on non EV emissions

UK government called to take action on non EV emissions The UK government has been urged to introduce a zero emission vehicles (ZEV) mandate to ensure their is a clear path for the increase in ZEV sales. This is one of the recommendations that has been included in a new report by Energy UK, which…

Europe’s roads will see almost 84m EVs by 2030

Europe’s roads will see almost 84m EVs by 2030: An approximated 84 million electric vehicles (EVs) are expected to be moving along European streets by 2030. This would be an increase from the current 3 million fully electric or plug-in hybrid cars & light commercial vehicles travelling the continent’s roadways. That’s on the authority of…

The UK is lacking in EV uptake

The UK is lacking in EV uptake The UK now at high risk of staying far behind in the global electric vehicle (EV) uptake by 2030. This statement is one of the findings of a recent report published by the clean transport campaign group Transport & Environment, which have made the estimation that the UK…

EVs are still ‘too expensive’ for nearly 81% of Brits

26th April 2021

Heather Trudeau

AA, carbon dioxide emissions, climate change, diesel cars, Electric vehicles, electrification, EVs, Finance & Markets, Low Carbon, net-zero, Technology, Top Stories, Transport

EVs are still ‘too expensive’ for nearly 81% of Brits: In the UK more than four-in-five drivers believe that Electric Vehicles (EVs) are still too expensive. The majority of Brits still find switching to an Electric Vehicle a rather pricy move while nearly 63% have never heard of the plug-in grant this is one of…

diesel cars

Oxford is moving forward with a massive electric bus plan

71.5% of January’s car registrations are EVs

Well off EV owners in for a BIG shock

The US has plans to install 500k new EV charging stations

“Fuel sellers will lose credibility if they don’t lower prices this week”

EV rapid charging infrastructure in Britain obtains £75m

UK government called to take action on non EV emissions

Europe’s roads will see almost 84m EVs by 2030

The UK is lacking in EV uptake

EVs are still ‘too expensive’ for nearly 81% of Brits

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