Motorway Service Station Charger provision is improving

Scotland’s government will extend the Low Carbon Transport Loan to cover used EVs for the first time, starting on September 28. The extension will now enable an individual or business to obtain a loan of up to £20,000, interest free, over five years. The loan is being expanded to help people who may otherwise be…

SMMT report The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders reports that the sale of Electric cars in September 2020 was 6.7% of new car sales, treble the share in the same month in 2019 (2.2%). Full details from SMMT. Diesel sales dropped the most, with Petrol next.

A major problem with charging networks has been that each has had their own payment method. With so many there’s been a major concern about which one(s) to sign up to. However Octopus Energy has launched a multi-network card with the aim of covering many different networks to make this easier. Octopus Energy’s Electric Juice…

The RAC said the UK’s charging network would need to grow “exponentially” to cope as electric vehicle sales surged. Shift to electric cars will need ‘Herculean’ effort, says industry – BBC – November 2020 The RAC’s head of roads policy, Nicholas Lyes, said many drivers found electric cars “daunting” due to concerns about their range…

ISP Preview website reports that “Powerline Based WiFi Extenders May Disrupt MG ZS EV Car Charging”. It seems that the MG ZS EV may be particularly impacted. The problem appears to occur with all sorts of different smart Wall Chargers (OHME, Rolec etc.), as well as so-called ‘granny cables‘ (i.e. plugging your car in via…

Charges will apply to many vehicles travelling into the city centre from Tuesday, 1 June 2021. Electric vehicles are exempt from payment The city becomes the third in England, after London and Bath, to introduce a clean air zone. A number of other cities are making plans to charge polluting vehicles. Drivers of cars, taxis…