• Tesco top of the shops for EV charging
    • 24/09/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Tesco has topped the supermarket charts for charging points. A new survey by Electrifying.com found that 45% of its stores have charging points. Morrisons was second with 40% of its stores providing EV charging points. At Asda the ratio is less than one in five (19.71%) while at Lidl it is 15%, Aldi 10% and [...]
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  • Green agenda driving young motorists’ choices
    • 20/09/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Research by IAM RoadSmart has found that the ‘green agenda’ is radically influencing driving attitudes of young people aged 17-24. The ban of new petrol and diesel vehicle sales from 2030, and the absence of manual gearboxes in electric vehicles, has prompted 61% of the 1,000 young drivers surveyed to tell IAM [...]
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  • EV drivers missing out on £92m worth of savings
    • 13/09/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Electric vehicle (EV) drivers could save £92m a year by switching to a dedicated EV energy tariff. New research by Love my EV, a UK dedicated electric vehicle and energy tariff price comparison site, has found that almost a fifth of EV drivers surveyed weren’t aware of EV-friendly energy [...]
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  • Charging costs diluting EV fleet benefits
    • 07/09/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Employers need to provide charging guidance to employees taking delivery of their first electric company car. According to FleetCheck, many employers leave drivers to their own devices when using public facilities. Peter Golding, managing director, said: “With the rapid electrification of fleets now well [...]
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  • New partnership creates one-stop EV charging shop
    • 19/08/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    IDES Electrical Services in partnership with The Car Charging Shop is now providing all EV solutions to ECA Business Energy. ECA Business Energy provides carbon neutral solutions and planning for the future. The three organisations offer a full, turnkey solution to their clients; ranging from free, nationwide [...]
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  • Workplace EV charging still hit and miss
    • 01/06/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Almost three in 10 (29%) electric fleets now offer workplace charging for free. A further 18% plan to install workplace chargers within the next 12 months. However, on the flip side, 44% offer no charging facilities at all. This is according to research carried out in the 2021 Arval Mobility Observatory [...]
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  • Ofgem turbo charges EV infrastructure
    • 24/05/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Ofgem has approved £300m of funding to upgrade electricity grids so they can support more EV chargers, including up to 1,800 ultra-rapid chargers than can replenish a battery in under 40 minutes. The investment will see the additional chargers installed at more than 200 sites, including 39 motorway service areas, [...]
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