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NewsPlanning red tape cut for EV chargepoints
An easing of planning regulations surrounding EV chargepoints is to come into force on Friday, April 10, following a change to the laws announced last year.
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NewsHuge 32-bay EV charging hub opens in Yorkshire
A huge new EV charging hub has opened at the Cardigan Fields leisure park in Hull, Yorkshire, as part of a £25m deal between Raw Charging and commercial property firm Landsec.
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NewsForecourt operators sceptical of EV chargepoint profitability
The degree to which EV chargepoints represent a sound investment for forecourt firms has been thrown into sharp relief by research into the sector, which found almost half of operators consider returns on EV charging are not good enough to justify investing in sockets.
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NewsFirst quarter of 2026 sees 3,028 new EV sockets come on stream
Some 3,028 public EV chargepoint plugs were installed in the first three months of 2026, mapping and data firm Zapmap says.
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NewsHighway Stops charges ahead with EV installations
Highway Stops Retail’s fourth electric vehicle charging location has gone live, as the Top 50 Indie trials a suite of options under its Stop & Supercharge brand.
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NewsEV sales reach record levels but still fall short of mandated targets
More electric cars were bought in March 2026 than in any previous month, but this record wasn’t enough to nudge registrations close to mandated levels.
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NewsNew toolkit helps HGV fleet operators switch to electric trucks
Energy Systems Catapult has released tools and resources to help HGV fleet operators across the UK accelerate their shift to electric trucks (eHGVs).
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NewsCommunications gap hinders uptake of EVs, says new report
A new report argues that the next phase of UK EV adoption will be won on consumer confidence – and that confidence is being shaped less by technology and more by the quality, clarity and consistency of communications and engagement.
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NewsEV drivers set for chargepoint price hikes
Drivers of electric cars may have thought themselves immune to the price shocks flowing through petrol pumps, but changes to network rules are set to increase the cost of public charging, too.
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NewsGovernment earmarks £1bn of taxpayer cash for electric trucks and vans
The Department for Transport is continuing its push for electric goods vehicles by funnelling £1bn of central funds into discounts of up to £81,000 for eHGVs, while subsidising the installation of chargepoints at vehicle depots.
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NewsNew EV charging hub opens at Roadchef’s Folkestone Services
Gridserve has opened a new EV charging hub at Roadchef’s Folkestone Services on the M20, with 12 ultra-rapid bays capable of delivering electricity at up to 360kW.
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NewsNew 16-bay ultra-rapid EV hub opens in Chesterfield
A retail park in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, is now home to a 16-bay ultra-rapid EV charging hub, with the new facility part of a £25m project between Raw Charging and commercial property firm Landsec.
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NewsAA says cheap used EVs are a good thing, but warns rapid depreciation ‘presents a challenge’
Breakdown and insurance firm the AA says falling secondhand prices for EVs have led to an improved landscape for the transition to electric cars – though the firm also says the “rapid depreciation” EVs are subject to is hampering things.
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NewsPublic EV charging could become cheaper after VAT ruling
On-the-road EV charging could soon become significantly cheaper after a tax tribunal ruled commercial electricity at public points should not attract the 20% VAT rate it currently does, but the 5% rate levied on domestic power.
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NewsFastned wins planning bid for new 12-bay EV hub
Chargepoint operator Fastned has been given the go ahead to construct a new 12-bay EV charging hub in Kilmarnock, 20 miles south-west of Glasgow.
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NewsRaw Charging to roll out 1,000 new chargers in massive £25m project
Raw Charging, which specialises in ‘destination’ chargers at retail and leisure locations, has announced a partnership with commercial property firm Landsec that will see it install over 1,000 new charging bays at locations including Bluewater shopping centre.
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NewsGridserve reveals plans for four more eHGV charging hubs
Chargepoint operator Gridserve has unveiled plans to install four new charging hubs for electric HGVs as the government pushes ahead with its ambition to ban sales of all new diesel trucks from 2040.
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NewsSMMT calls for review of EV targets yet remains convinced 2035 mandate is achievable
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has called for an “urgent” review of the ZEV Mandate, which each year requires a growing proportion of new cars be electric. Yet the organisation remains convinced that all new cars sold from 2035 should be zero emission.
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NewsANALYSIS: EV sales fall despite increased government bungs
While ministers continue to pull every available lever to push electric cars onto drivers, drivers themselves appear to have other ideas, with the EV market share declining in February compared to the same month last year.
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NewsGovernment warned over EV HGV mandate
Plans to mandate that all new HGVs sold from 2040 must be zero emission should not echo the rules in place for cars and vans “under any circumstances”, the government has been told.