EV charging

'Pioneer' Pompey plans EV expansion after setbacks

18/09/2024

Portsmouth City Council has announced plans to more than triple the number of on-street charge points over the next three years.

Scottish Government announces first winners from £30m EV charging fund

12/07/2024

The Scottish Government is allocating over £7m in the first tranche of its £30m Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund - set up to encourage private investment in the electric vehicle charging network.

LGTAG guidance on home EV charging

18/06/2024

The Local Government Technical Advisers Group has published new guidance on charging of private electric vehicles on the public highway.

Sunak's delayed 2035 ban on petrol and diesel cars becomes law

03/01/2024

Prime minister Rishi Sunak's revised timetable for the banning of petrol and diesel car sales has been enshrined in law.

Not so fast: Government adrift on SRN charge point goal

02/01/2024

The Government has missed its target of having six or more rapid or ultra-rapid electric vehicle chargers at every motorway service area in England by the end of 2023, the RAC has said.

DfT thrown into confusion as Government plans unravel

05/10/2023

A flagship £9bn road scheme and a key electric vehicle (EV) charging policy have been thrown into doubt after the prime minister's recent interventions on transport.

Durham trials footway channel for EV charging

02/08/2023

Durham County Council has launched a pilot scheme to enable people without a driveway to charge electric vehicles at home.

£1.8m for UK’s 'largest local authority EV roll-out'

14/11/2022

West Sussex has become one of the first councils to announce its funding share from the latest round of the Department for Transport's On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme, winning a cash allocation of £1.8m.

FM Conway's lampost EV charging system chosen by Hammersmith

12/08/2022

FM Conway's electric vehicle (EV) charging solution, SureCharge, has been chosen by the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham to provide residential on-street EV charging.

Scottish building regs to put EV chargers in new developments

11/08/2022

The Scottish Government has said it will legislate to ensure developers provide electric vehicle (EV) charge points in the construction of new residential and non-residential buildings.

Less than 1 in 5 councils have dedicated EV resource

03/08/2022

Only 14% of local authorities in the UK have a dedicated resource for the roll-out of electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure, putting the Government's timetable at risk, a new survey has revealed.

New homes to have electric car charging

14/09/2021

All new homes and offices in England will have electric car chargers as standard under new laws, the Government has said.

TfL launches £2m EV charging hub

02/09/2021

Transport for London (TfL) has opened a new rapid charging hub in Woolwich.

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