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Calls for more regulation as lithium-ion battery fires increase

05/09/2024

New research has found that last year UK fire services attended almost three fires a day linked to lithium-ion batteries, which are now common in electric vehicles, bikes and scooters.

Grey-Thompson calls for accessible EV transition

04/09/2024

One of the UK's greatest paralympic athletes, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson DBE, has called for planning around the transition to electric vehicles to take account of accessibility issues.

Patchy mobile signal could leave drivers empty at the EV pump

08/04/2024

Britain’s patchy phone signal coverage means drivers of electric vehicles could fail to ‘fill up’ at thousands of chargepoints, new research has found.

Autumn Statement: Planning system to prioritise EV charging

22/11/2023

The Autumn Statement gave a major boost to the electric vehicle (EV) market with £2bn of investment and a pledge to reform the planning system to prioritise the roll-out of charge points.

Definitely EV: Manchester charging 'Oasis' plans unveiled

06/07/2023

Manchester City Council has given the green light to the city's first large-scale green charging ‘Oasis’ for electric vehicles.

Exclusive: National Highways commissions research over EV crash barrier concerns

09/02/2023

Highways can reveal industry concerns over the ability of standard crash barriers to protect drivers in much heavier modern electric vehicles, prompting National Highways to commission research in this area.

Public EV network under pressure from electricity price rise

09/01/2023

RAC and FairCharge have called on the Government to slash the VAT rate at public electric vehicle chargers after new data showed costs of rapid and ultra-rapid chargers have risen by around 50% since May.

End of EV grant 'could stifle take-up'

15/06/2022

Ministers have announced the end of the plug-in car grant to new orders, which it said was to allow £300m to be refocused towards extending grants for other plug-in vehicles.

Shapps launches £10m pilot EV charging fund

01/04/2022

Transport secretary Grant Shapps has written to local authority chief executives to launch a pilot £10m competitive bidding scheme to boost local electric vehicle infrastructure.

Stuart Grieg

11/01/2022

Going electric: key consumer trends in electric vehicles

26/01/2021

Electric vehicles are on the march, says Archie MacPherson, managing director of The Pilot Group.

Tipping point: Alternative fuels outsell diesels

16/09/2020

For the first time in the modern era, alternative fuel cars have outsold diesels.

Ministers set to announce £6k scrappage cash to boost EV switch

08/06/2020

Drivers will be given up to £6,000 to swap their petrol or diesel cars for electric ones, according to reports.

Shapps suggests electric cars could 'pave the way for 80mph limit'

03/10/2019

Transport secretary Grant Shapps announced that he is exploring the possibility of increasing the speed limit on motorways as drivers begin to switch to electric vehicles.

Making the switch to electric: A soft top lover's story

19/08/2019

Sophie Service tells of her somewhat intermittent but ultimately successful search for a cabriolet electric car that she could afford.

Dyson unveils £120m 10-mile electric car test track plan

30/08/2018

Dyson has announced plans for a further £120m investment in Wiltshire, which would bring a 10-mile track to the electric car testing ground at Hullavington.

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