While the purchase of an EV helps reduce emissions, there are still several barriers that hinder their widespread acceptance and adoption.
There are now bargains to be had on used EVs. For dealers able to source the right stock, strong profits are possible.
The UK government has announced a £381 million Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund (LEVI).
StoreDot intends to push the boundaries further, with its roadmap suggesting that by 2028 charging times could be down to just three minutes.
Used electric cars offer an affordable entry point into the world of EVs, but scare stories about batteries going bad and costing thousands to replace put many people off.
The regulations require charging networks to have a reliability rate of 99% and offer real-time status updates.
The study compared Tesla vehicles that were fast charged over 90% of the time to those fast charged less than 10% of the time. It found virtually no difference in battery degradation rates between the two groups.
Lithium-sulfur batteries offer several times the capacity of lithium-ion batteries - up to five times more - but they have a trade-off that makes them unviable.
The charter outlines six key principles that the organisations believe should serve as minimum standards for the electric vehicle charging industry.
Electric vehicle maker Polestar has announced a new partnership with smart charging company Ohme to become its official home charging supplier in the UK.
Figures show 43 per cent of chargers at major supermarkets like Tesco and Lidl have connection issues or are out of order.
20% of companies surveyed have charging facilities available. However, the report indicates this figure will rise to 40% by mid-2024.
At least 315,000 new electric cars were registered in 2023, compared to 267,000 in 2022, and with more than a million EVs on UK roads, more drivers are discovering the benefits of emissions-free driving.
The UK has hit a significant landmark in its journey towards net zero emissions from road transport, announcing that there are now over 50,000 public electric vehicle (EV) chargers installed across the country.