EVIEs 2022

The UK EV industry is set to receive a major boost with Fortescue Future Industries announcing today (19 June) its intention to develop an additional “state of the art facility” for battery and electric powertrain production in Oxfordshire.

Connected Kerb in partnership with Surrey County Council has unveiled plans to deliver 10,000 public EV chargers across the county.

EV charging network InstaVolt has launched its largest EV charging hub at Stroud Park, Banbury, with an additional 16 chargers now installed at the site.

The UK government’s 2030 target to have 300,000 public EV chargepoints installed could be in jeopardy due to unrealistic expectations from local authorities, says Liberty Charge.

SWARCO Smart Charging is to launch a new nationwide ultra-rapid EV charging network to provide greater availability for drivers.

The RAC and EV campaign group FairCharge have called on the UK government to decouple electricity wholesale prices from gas in a bid to reduce the costs associated with EV charging.

Current± rounds up the top stories from the electric vehicle (EV) market this week.

Moto, one of the UK’s largest motorway services operators, plans to install just over 1,600 ultra-rapid EV chargers by the end of the decade.

The UK Government has reached a crucial milestone in the decarbonisation of its transportation fleet, with 25.5% of all its cars now regarded ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEV).

Ultra-rapid EV chargepoints grew by almost 80% in 2022 as pure-electric cars outsold petrol vehicles for the first time in history in December, Zap-Map confirmed.