The £40m boost injection for the future!

The £40m boost injection for the future!

It’s no secret; electric vehicles are cheaper to run, cheaper to maintain and most of all, are better for the environment. Following recent surges to drastically slow down global warming, major solutions are being implemented. One of which is the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ).

In order to drive through a ULEZ, one must meet the emission standards or be charged for driving within the zone. 

The increased interest in electric vehicles and the rise in EV (electric vehicles) quality goes hand in hand. Efforts have been made to make EV more appealing. Those who have the need for speed have cars such as the Jaguar I-Pace, BMW i8, Tesla Model S and more upcoming cars.

Of course you’re not limited to just pure electric vehicles, you also have hybrid vehicles at hand; electrified but still includes a petrol or diesel engine to fall back on when the electricity supply is dropping.

Battery electric cars rose by 61.7% in June, however sales of plug-in hybrid vehicles dropped by 50.4% in the same month. Leading to the shrinking of the alternatively-fuelled vehicle sector for the first time this year since April 2017.

The government will be injecting £40m into the improvement of infrastructure for electric vehicles, with the goal to transform the electric charging point locations around the city which include: wireless charging and pop-up pavement technology.

By 2040 the plug-in car grant is set to discontinue the sale of new conventional petrol and diesel cars and vans, with the intention of having every car and van in the UK at zero emission by 2050 with the Road to Zero strategy. 

£2.3m has been handed to a company called Char.gy by DfT (Department for Transport) which will develop wireless charging technologies on residential streets. It works by installing a pad under an electric car, this pad was once aligned with a hidden pad underneath the road surface, this will then allow the car to charge when the car is parked up.

Thanks to the government, life will be made a lot easier for electric car owners. 

Simon Ashley

Chief Engineer Chassis @ Norton Motorcycles | Prince 2, Six Sigma

5 年

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