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October 16, 2020

SSE calls for mandatory fleet electrification by 2030

SSE have called for mandatory switching of fleets to electric by 2030 in a letter to the Department for Transport (DfT).
EVIEs Awards spotlight: EV Start-Up of the Year. Image: Getty.
September 10, 2020

DfT unveils winners of £12 million of EV funding

​The government has unveiled £12 million in funding for electric vehicle (EV) research and development (R&D) alongside plans to support the switch to electric vans.
The report cautioned that the UK would struggle to reach its net zero targets if investment in businesses’ net zero strategies to reach their ESG commitments aren’t sustained. Image: Getty.
May 14, 2020

Government to finance connection costs for 350kW chargers across strategic road network

​A new government fund is to help pay for connection costs to enable the installation of high-powered charging (HPC) at motorway sites across England.
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March 27, 2020

Emissions reductions 'need to start being delivered', DfT says as it outlines decarbonisation priorities

​The government has outlined its priorities for its Transport Decarbonisation Plan, slated for publication in Autumn 2020.
The Government has said that these upgrades will deliver high power charging hubs in Northern Ireland for the first time. Image Getty.
January 21, 2020

DfT looking to create standard format for real-time EV charging data

​The government is looking into making information on all public chargepoints openly available in a standard format for the first time, it says.
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January 15, 2020

Transport minister aiming for ‘tangible’ measures to be revealed at COP26

Transport minister George Freeman has confirmed the Department for Transport's (DfT) ​intent to consult on the ICE ban date, stating he would like to be able to bring "tangible" measures to COP26.
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July 19, 2019

SSE Enterprise awarded £3.4 million funding for EV charging scheme

​​SSE Enterprise has secured a £3.4 million government grant for a scheme to provide EV charging for drivers without off-street parking.
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July 10, 2019

‘Time to act’: Government slammed by CCC over ‘shortfall’ in net zero policy action

Current policy is insufficient for previous emissions targets and must be ramped up if net zero is to be reached, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has said.
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July 5, 2019

Demand curbs, not 'muddled' ULEV targets, key to sound green transport

ULEV uptake targets are 'muddled', according to a report released by The Centre for Research into Energy Demand Solutions (CREDS), detailing the need for reductions in UK energy demand.
June 18, 2019

Leading the way: How DfT’s history tells of its journey to net zero

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