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Government tells charging point makers to add ‘pay as you go’ card payment option

Published 15 July 2019
By Will Dron
The days of standing in the rain trying to subscribe to an electric car charging service, downloading an app and linking it to a specific.

Ultra-rapid chargers to jolt electric car sales

It’s the infrastructure, stupid. Now the main obstacle to wide adoption of electric cars is being addressed by four of the big car makers.
Published 21 May 2019
Oil giant BP to acquire UK's largest EV charging station network

BP to buy UK's largest EV charging network

Ultra-fast charging points will soon be at a BP petrol station near you, as a result of acquiring the charging network developer Chargemaster.
Published 29 June 2018
What you need to know about government diesel scrappage and nitrogen dioxide reduction

Non-electric cars to be banned from 2040 (updated)

All cars sold in the UK from 2040 will be electrified, the government has announced, in a bid to remove conventiona diesel and petrol vehicles...
Published 27 July 2017
James May: 2040 date is too soon for shift to electric cars

James May: 2040 is too soon for electric cars

Motoring journalist and The Grand Tour presenter James May has questioned whether banning the sales of new petrol and diesel cars from 2040...
Published 26 July 2017