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Ian McKee retweeted
"Public EV charging now cheaper than petrol"
EVs already much cheaper for majority who can charge at home - savings can also be enjoyed by those who rely on public charging
But Gov can bring public charging costs down further, and lock these savings in
thetimes.com/article/b1a5787…
Electric cars now cheaper than petrol.
If you have a driveway, there's no reason to buy a non-electric car anymore.
The final piece of the puzzle to make that the case for all, is addressing the cost of public charging.
Which is in government's gift.
independent.co.uk/cars/elect…
Ian McKee retweeted
"Government has an opportunity now as it reviews both the cost of public EV charging and the ZEV mandate, to deliver a win for everyone."
ChargeUK CEO Vicky Read told Sky News about how investment in EV charging infrastructure is now at risk on two fronts:
1. The high policy-induced costs on the charging sector, pushing up prices for drivers.
2. The auto industry calling for the ZEV mandate targets to be weakened further.
As Government reviews both, it can reestablish the virtuous circle of EV adoption and charging rollout supporting one another.
🔁 Reduce cost pressures on charge point operators to encourage charging investment and reduce driver prices, helping the auto sector sell EVs and meet the mandate 🔁
Read the full article here: news.sky.com/story/ev-charge…
#zevmandate #electricvehicles
Nice to see petrol catch up to what the EV charging industry's been doing for years. 😉
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Our Fuel Finder scheme mandates all UK petrol stations to report their prices, helping households with a car find deals & save around £40 a year.
Apps & websites are now displaying real time fuel prices, so drivers can find the cheapest fuel at their closest station.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Despite the mandate for stations to report prices within 30 minutes, 15% had reported none since the February 2026 launch, 20% were not updating weekly, and glitches hinder real-time display on apps. thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar… forecourttrader.co.uk/news/fuel-find…
I will précis this by saying we are ON IT with EV hub signage and the problem is getting sorted (albeit slower than anyone would like). But that doesn’t stop this being a superb bit of PR from @GRIDSERVE_HQ. Bravo guys.
thesun.co.uk/motors/37395316…
Not the biggest EV misinformation problem we face, but media's image choices can't be helping consumer confusion.
Story about cross pavement home charging... accompanied by a pic of an ultra rapid motorway charging hub.
No need to ask why Trump and the US right have been instructed to prop up the dying coal industry. bbc.com/news/articles/cx2rz0…
All those blokes who said 'I'll get an EV when I can drive 500 miles without charging' are going to get one now, right? Right?
autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-c…
I keep seeing 'don't worry Kamala's got this' takes and I have no idea at this point if it's their hopeful thinking, my hopeful filter, or rational analysis.
Ian McKee retweeted
Reeves slaps a big tax on private jet use, at least £450 per passenger (they can find that if they turn out their pockets on the way up the stairs...)
On Sunday evening I posted a video of my neighbours’ cat on TikTok. It has now had 2.8m views and 540k likes. 169,000 people have shared my video of a cat. I’m a TikTok cat influencer now ama.
This artist keeps popping up on my Discover Weekly and I always think hmm bit Radioheady before I check who it is. YEAH FUNNY THAT.
