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Government should work with industry to coordinate the creation of a universal electric vehicle (EV) charge network, Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has said. The network operator cites how the Netherlands has already implemented a successful area-wide tender process for a network of public EV charge points and calls on the UK government to follow suit.
Jonathan Marshall, head of analysis at the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit on investing in green technologies could help different regions
Committee on Climate Change (CCC) chair Lord Deben has branded as “unacceptable” comments that the body is focussed on politically palatable solutions. Meanwhile, Centrica tells Utility Week that the government should set a more ambitious target for banning the sale of internal combustion engine cars and vans than that recommended by the CCC.
Challenger brand Good Energy has increased its stake in in electric vehicle (EV) charge point platform Zap-Map to 50 per cent. The transaction is being funded by the exercise of a convertible loan, which increases its share in Zap Map’s parent company Next Green Car (NGC) from 13 per cent which it acquired earlier this year.
We continue our series leading up to an expected emergency budget by asking Sue Ferns senior deputy general secretary at the union Prospect, her views on where pace could be picked up to accelerate a green recovery.
Ofgem’s draft determinations on RIIO2 next month must “send the right signals on the central role electricity networks have in delivering net zero”, according to Scottish Power. Ensuring the price control framework stimulates economic opportunities to drive forward decarbonisation is one of “10 practical steps for a green recovery” put forward by the company.
To meet net-zero emissions targets, the UK government has taken the step to implement a ban on the sale of new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars from 2035. As an alternative, the government is pinning its hopes on the rollout of electric vehicles (EVs) to meet the transportation needs of consumers across the country. Geoff McGrath, managing director at CKDelta, discusses the role of anonymised data in supporting a smooth transition to a green transportation sector.
Energy UK has backed limiting any post-lockdown car scrappage scheme to electric vehicles (EVs). The plea is made as part of a series of proposals put forward by the trade body on for the role that the energy sector can play in a Covid-19 economic recovery package.
The Confederation of British Industry has made investment in the green economy one of its three asks of the government in forming an economic recovery plan. An open letter from the business body’s director-general Dame Caroline Fairbairn urged Boris Johnson to invest in EV charging networks and roll out a nationwide energy efficiency drive.
The UK electric vehicle (EV) charge point market is set for an almost 30 per cent annual growth despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, new research has found. Delta-EE said the virus is expected to result in a 30 per cent decrease in EV sales this year, however.