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UK sees 70% rise in public charge-points for electric vehicles over the past year??????

Envirotec Magazine

Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) on the road, having seen a remarkable 70% jump in charge points over the past year, figures that seem to demonstrate the substantial impact of the government’s ongoing efforts to expand the charging infrastructure network. The UK now has one publicly accessible charge point for every 11.2

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Shell, Volvo and Daimler Back Hydrogen as Europe Turns Sights on Truck Emissions

GreenTechMedia

A flurry of new vehicle releases, increased grants and tax benefits and plain old economics have helped electric vehicle sales boom in 2020. sales figures show battery vehicles tripled their market share among new vehicle sales from 3 percent to 9 percent. Volvo made 233,000 trucks in 2019.

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World behind on almost every policy required to cut carbon emissions, research finds

The Guardian: Energy

Countries are falling behind on almost every policy required to cut greenhouse gas emissions, despite progress on renewable energy and the uptake of electric vehicles. Cut meat consumption from ruminants such as cows and sheep to about two servings a week in the US, Europe and other high-consuming countries by 2030.

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bp pulse to invest $1.2 billion into UK electric vehicle charging

Smart Energy International

The investment aims to meet the UK’s ever-increasing demand for electric vehicle (EV) charging services. It also aims to support the country’s transition to low carbon transportation for both consumers and fleet vehicles. bp pulse, bp’s EV charging business, announced a £1 billion ($1.2

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Wood Mackenzie: Electric vehicles set to dominate global market

Business Green

Internal combustion engines sales will be overwhelmingly concentrated in Africa, Middle East, Latin America, and Russia, report predicts, as electrification abounds in Europe, US and China. In Q1 2021 alone, electric vehicle sales rocketed to almost 550,000, which represents a 66 per cent increase over the same period last year," he said.

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BNEF: Electric vehicles will be cheaper than fossil fuel models by 2027

Business Green

A study from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) commissioned by green transport group Transport & Environment has found that electric sedans and sports utility vehicles (SUVs) will be as cheap to produce as petrol vehicles from 2026, with small cars on track to undercut conventional models one year later.

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Carmakers Ask Europe to Introduce Mandatory EV Charging Infrastructure Targets

GreenTechMedia

The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA), whose members include Volkswagen, Ford, Honda and Toyota, issued a 10-point plan to help the industry align with Europe’s Green Deal. The Green Deal sets the course for Europe to achieve carbon-neutrality by 2050. The ACEA claims 2.6 Cash subsidies in the U.K.

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