Monthly Archives: January 2022

UK Car Industry Calls for EV Charging Watchdog

The UK car industry has called for a watchdog to oversee both the availability of EV charge points and the cost of charging. The growth in electric vehicles is currently dramatically outstripping the existing supply of electric charging points, leading to issues that the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) says need monitoring by…

On-Street EV Charge Point Installations Falling Behind Other Successful Government Schemes

A recent report from the Department of Transport (DfT) has highlighted a growing discrepancy between the respective EV charger rollout schemes backed by the government. Statistics show that there are now 250,000 home-based EV charge points delivered by the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme (EVHS). However, the On-Street Residential Charge Point Scheme (ORCS) has seen just…