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Plug-in car grant ends

Plug-in car grant ends: The government reported the plug-in car grant scheme for electric vehicles (EVs) closed last week, after previously verifying funding until 2022-23. Why is this? The government reported it would allow it to concentrate funding for what it called the main barriers to the EV transition, along with public charging and supporting…

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…

Does the number of EV tariffs match EV burgeoning sales?

27th July 2021

Heather Trudeau

BEVs, BMW, Cornwall Insight, Efficiency & Environment, EV tariff, EVs, kia, Market, Mercedes, nissan, PHEVs, SMMT, Tesla, Time of Use, volkswagen

Does the number of EV tariffs match EV burgeoning sales?: Figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd (SMMT) showed that combined, Battery Electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) accounted for 17.2% of new car sales in June, with BEVs accounting for more than one in 10 registrations. Despite the boom in…

2.3M EV charging points are needed for UK

2.3M EV charging points are needed for UK Approximately 2.3 million brand new electric vehicle (EV) charging points are needing to be manufactured and installed to help support the current UK automotive sector’s net-zero. This figure is what is believed to be needed, according to a recent report conducted by the Society of Motor Manufacturers…

Half of EVs still eligible for Plug-in Car Grant

24th May 2021

Heather Trudeau

BEV, Cornwall Insight, Efficiency & Environment, EV, EV charging, PHEVs, SMMT

Half of EVs still eligible for Plug-in Car Grant: In March this year, the government reduced the Plug-in Car Grant by £500 to £2,500 for cars priced £35,000 (previously £50,000). However, despite the cut to the Plug-in Car Grant by the government, more than half of the current electric vehicle (EV) models are still eligible…

Ultra low emission vehicles reach 1/2 million UK milestone

5th May 2021

Heather Trudeau

carbon dioxide emissions, Finance & Markets, Grant Shapps, Infrastructure, Low Carbon, net-zero, SMMT, Top Stories, Transport

Ultra low emission vehicles reach 1/2 million UK milestone: Over half a million ultra low emission UK vehicles are currently being driven on the roads. The new report by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) announced nearly one-in-seven new vehicles bought this year contain a plug. Data display ultra low emission cars comprise…

Drivers set to recieve £3000 to give up their vehicles.

21st February 2021

Heather Trudeau

AA, air pollution, carbon emissions, Coventry, diesel cars, Electric vehicles, green recovery, Mike Hawes, Policy, SMMT, Top Stories

Drivers set to recieve £3000 to give up their vehicles: Drivers will soon be offered to choose greener ways of transport and to recieve a payment upto £3,000 to abandon internal combustion engines (ICE). There will be a new trial programme in Coventry in the spring that offers drivers ‘credits’ to abandon their vehicles and…

Demand for BEVs escalated 122% in November

6th December 2020

Heather Trudeau

battery electric vehicle, carbon dioxide emissions, diesel cars, Efficiency & Environment, electric vehicle, petrol cars, PHEVs, SMMT, Technology

Demand for BEVs escalated 122% in November: Market share for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) & plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) soared by 122.4% and 76.9% respectively in November. That’s reported from the most recent figures by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), that says BEVs recorded their third-highest ever monthly share of registrations, at…

UK could face £2800 on European EVs no-deal Brexit

UK could face £2800 on European EVs no deal Brexit: Car buyers in the UK may face a £2,800 price increase on EU-built electric vehicles (EVs) under a no-deal Brexit. According to a new study by the Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders (SMMT), that predicts the ‘price shock’ may decrease expected demand for battery…

Could COVID-19 positively impact future EV sales?

Could COVID-19 positively impact future EV sales?: Research into the Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders (SMMT) vehicle registration data by Cornwall Insight shows Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) in 2020 have already grown 76.1% on the whole of 2019. SMMT recorded the lowest September car sales this century at 328,041 vehicles, down 4.4% on…

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Plug-in car grant ends

71.5% of January’s car registrations are EVs

Does the number of EV tariffs match EV burgeoning sales?

2.3M EV charging points are needed for UK

Half of EVs still eligible for Plug-in Car Grant

Ultra low emission vehicles reach 1/2 million UK milestone

Drivers set to recieve £3000 to give up their vehicles.

Demand for BEVs escalated 122% in November

UK could face £2800 on European EVs no-deal Brexit

Could COVID-19 positively impact future EV sales?

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