Figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) released today (5 August) show an increase in the number of EV registrations but also a decline in plug-in hybrid registrations by almost -50 per cent.
Energy UK has joined up with motoring organisations to urge Philip Hammond to commission an independent and wide-ranging review into how the UK will cope with the collapse of road fuel duties that will be triggered by a shift to electric vehicles.
The government has announced that the electric vehicle (EV) home charge points it funds must use "smart" technology from next July in a move that could head off the need for expensive network upgrades.
Electric charging points look set to be a mandatory feature on many new housing developments under the government’s blueprint for encouraging the mass switch from combustion engine vehicles.