Despite concerns about the charging infrastructure and increased electricity costs, drivers have revealed their commitment to an electric future as majority of those planning to switch confirm they will do so before the 2030 deadline. An AA/Yonder poll of 13,068 drivers showed three-quarters (75%) already drive an EV (2%) or plan to do so in …
Motoring experts at DriveElectric have predicted a significant rise in EV sales in 2023, after supply issues hindered EV sales growth in 2022. The figure is based on DriveElectric’s own forecasts and is a significant increase from the 267,203 battery electric vehicles registered in the UK in 2022. Mike Potter, CEO at DriveElectric, says: “We …
UK motorists are predicted to buy 448,000 new electric vehicles in 2023 Read More »
If you have a business which runs a fleet of cars, are in charge of managing a fleet or drive a company car for work, you’re probably asking yourself if now is the time to go electric. That is, if you haven’t done so already. Here DriveElectric take a look at how EVs compare to …
New data reveals the price of rapid charging an electric car has increased 58 per cent in the last eight months. The average pay-as-you-go rate at a public rapid charger is now 70.32p/kWh, up from 44.55p in May 2022 and from 63.29p in September 2022, with the cost increases having been driven by rising wholesale …
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The UK’s electric vehicle (EV) charging network gained 106 high-speed charging hubs in 2022, representing an increase of 80%. There are now 295 locations in the UK with four or more high-speed charging points. As of the end of December, data from Zap-Map shows that the number of ultra-rapid charge points grew almost 80% in …
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Employees are wanting access to workplace benefits such as salary sacrifice electric vehicle (EV) schemes, new research from YouGov suggests. When asked to choose the most important factor of an employee benefit, respondents overwhelmingly selected the ability to save money (73%) as their top priority. Benefits focused on mental and physical wellbeing were less popular …
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We all want to do our part to slow the damage being done to our planet by excessive production and consumption. But we don’t always know where to start, or how to do so without spending an arm and a leg on fancy composting machines or electric vehicles. Luckily, there are things you can do …
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There are estimated to be over half a million battery-electric cars on the roads in the UK, which isn’t including the 405,000 plug-in hybrids that are also registered. And with plans from the British government to stop the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030, it’s likely we’ll see the number of electric …
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According to a new investigation, fewer than half of all commuter car parks in Britain have an electric vehicle charging points. Only 44 per cent of all popular train stations, large business parks and park & ride locations in major cities were found to offer charging facilities, in the latest damning report on the nation’s …
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Thanks to estimates from the RAC, we can see that there are around 456,000 zero-emission Battery Electric Vehicles on roads throughout the UK. This number has sky-rocketed since the first electric car was made available for purchase in 2010, and there are plans to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars as early …
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