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Market reforms, EV charging costs and the role of interconnectors feature as Current±'s most read stories of the week.

In this week’s EV Roundup, the AA’s latest EV report shows home charging costs falling, but costs for other types of EV charging rose slightly. RAW Charging has announced that it has activated new EV charging facilities at over 50 Greene King sites since March 2023, while SMS plc has been appointed by Elmbridge Borough Council to install 25 new chargepoints at eight council-owned locations, and EV chargepoint operator GRIDSERVE says it has reached 50 Super Hubs built or in construction this year.

Automobile company AA has stated that both peak fast and rapid EV charging costs have fallen by 19% in the last month.

The UK Government has introduced new regulations which is aiming for rapid EV chargers to achieve 99% reliability.

The AA has revealed that off-peak slow kerbside electric vehicle (EV) charging in residential streets has dropped more than 10% in the past month to 33p/kWh.

AA’s April EV Recharge Report shows that electricity costs for slow and fast Electric Vehicle (EV) charging have risen slightly, while second hand EVs are falling in price. 

Three in five drivers have been put off buying an electric vehicle (EV) as a result of rising domestic energy prices, said the AA.

A £20 million government-backed pilot scheme is aiming to support the growth of the electrical vehicle (EV) industry with the development of 1,000 new public chargepoints.

On-street residential charging is in urgent need of a boost in order to cater for the growing number of electrical vehicles on British roads, according to the AA.

​Octopus Electric Vehicles has launched a new package that provides drivers in the UK and the US with a car, charger and energy tariff.