Interoperability is “not really relevant” in light of free and already-interoperable contactless charging, Ecotricity and Pod Point have said in response to a letter urging them towards interoperability.
Implement roaming agreements or face government intervention, the chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on electric vehicles has warned three of the UK’s largest chargepoint operators.
Enel X has become a 12.5% shareholder in Hubject in a move designed to expand the interoperable charging platform’s reach.
Government has unveiled proposals for new build houses to be fitted with chargepoints and pledged to ensure new rapid chargers will provide ‘pay as you go’ payment options.
Current±’s Alice Grundy speaks to Zap-Map’s Ben Lane and Good Energy’s Juliet Davenport about the duo’s new partnership, future EV service development and the creation of a digital energy world in the UK.
Electric vehicle drivers in the UK are disadvantaged compared to the rest of Europe, according to the MP behind a private members’ bill aiming to standardise charge points and introduce interoperable payment systems.