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January 20, 2023

UK government announces EV Smart Charging Action Plan

The Electric Vehicle Smart Charging Action Plan published by the UK government and Ofgem, sets out steps being taken to seize on the significant potential of smart charging and make it the preferred method of long duration charging by 2025.
UK EV consumers are set to benefit from lower energy bills and cheaper motoring thanks to a landmark plan to unlock the potential of smart EV charging. Image:  ©Aleksandr Faustov/Dreamstime.com
January 20, 2023

Are EVs actually cheaper to run? 

Paul Maric and Alborz Fallah of Car Expert wanted to put this theory to the test over an extended road trip in Australia. They drove between Adelaide and Sydney, which is around 1,400km in a diesel Audi Q5 and a full electric Kia EV6 to see how inconvenient a regional road trip would be in an EV and also how much cheaper the road trip would be. The results were surprising!

January 20, 2023

Volta to be acquired by Shell USA

Volta has announced the execution of a definitive merger agreement under which Shell USA will acquire Volta in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately US$169m. 
The two companies say the transaction provides the opportunity to capture the seismic EV charging market opportunity
January 19, 2023

Toyota and Lexus offer lower emissions EV charging programme

Toyota Motor North America has entered into an agreement with WattTime to provide certain health and environmental impact data to Toyota and Lexus customers with eligible vehicles to enable them to find ideal charging times to reduce emissions when charging at home. 
An agreement with WattTime will allow Toyota and Lexus customers to identify ideal times to charge electrified vehicles to help reduce impact of CO2 emissions
January 17, 2023

EV battery startup Britishvolt collapses

Britishvolt, which had planned to develop the UK's biggest EV battery factory, is set to file for administration after talks with potential buyers fell through.
A rendering of Britishvolt's planned EV battery cell 'gigaplant'
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