Opinion
Comment and analysis on the questions shaping the electric vehicle transition – from taxation and charging policy to the strategies of the carmakers racing to electrify. This is where EV Powered’s editors and invited industry experts go beyond the headlines: challenging government decisions, calling out where the UK’s infrastructure is falling short, and making the case for what needs to happen next.
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Opinion
Consumers need not worry about smart charging, says myenergi co-founder
Electric vehicle sales in the UK continue to exceed expectations, with the latest figures from the Climate Change Committee showing them to…
Drivers need practical advice on EV home charging, AFP says
Company car and van drivers need to be given practical advice on home charging, the Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) is reporting.
Are there enough public chargepoints to meet current and future EV demand?
Volkswagen Financial Services UK EV Consultant, Mike Coulton, tackles the misconceptions surround public EV charging infrastructure.
“Software is key in persuading van owners to switch to electric”
New data shows many van drivers have ‘range anxiety’; but key to tackling this isn’t more chargers – it’s better software, argues…
Accessible electric vehicle charging – the challenge for the EV industry
Iain Coleman, head of EV charging at South Staffordshire Plc talks about the importance of considering people living with disabilities in commercial…
The pivotal role of home charging in the EV infrastructure of tomorrow
Jordan Brompton of myenergi discusses the accelerating transition to electrification and explains why home charging will play such a pivotal role in…
Despite positive EV take up, more must be done to educate the masses
Tomas Edwards, CMO of mobility solutions firm Daloop, discusses the role of education in the UK’s transition to electric vehicles.
Will we see fully autonomous vehicles on the road in our generation?
After all the hot air about autonomous vehicles, it's fair to say the field has yet to live up to the hype.…
“Increase in specialist EV garages needed to avoid skills gap”
Lawrence Whittaker, CEO at Warrantywise, has called for an increase in specialist EV garages to avoid the UK falling into a skills…
The truth behind the Which? survey that found EVs to be “unreliable”
A survey by Which? has found electric vehicles to be the least reliable fuel type, spending longer off the road than other…