UK Battery Strategy elicits mixed reactions

The release of the UK Battery Strategy yesterday has generated mixed responses, with the industry expressing cautious optimism while calling for more comprehensive measures to ensure success in the global battery race

Call for ‘99% charger reliability guarantee’ in EV Charging

The new EV Charging Charter proposes clear information on charger availability, a 48-hour repair target and prominent signage for fast charger locations

Tata Motors to build UK gigafactory in Somerset

The parent company of Jaguar Land Rover, is set to announce a deal to construct a multi-billion pound battery manufacturing plant

Decouple gas and electricity to make EV charging affordable, urge campaigners

Motoring groups suggest severing ties between gas and electricity prices would immediately reduce the cost of charging EVs in the UK

‘Pay-per-mile charging is good as long we have the right roads and it doesn’t disincentivise EV takeup’

That’s the suggestion of motoring broadcaster and transport campaigner Quentin Willson who spoke to ELN about the benefits of a proposed road pricing scheme

32,000 call to further investigate UK oil market fixing

A national campaign group in support of keeping petrol prices down called on the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to launch another inquiry into the scandalous oil price fixing allegations that came to light earlier this year. FairFuelUK along with MPs handed in a 32,000-name petition to the OFT yesterday calling for a full and […]

Oil market urgently needs ‘official watchdog with teeth’

The oil market urgently needs an “official watchdog with teeth” to ensure there is no market manipulation and UK families and businesses pay a fair price for fuel. That’s the suggestion from Quentin Willson, Campaign Leader of FairFuelUK, in response to the recent revelation over alleged price collusion, which led to BP and Shell offices […]

UK drivers ‘bitterly disappointed’ by road fuel report

Consumers in the UK will be “bitterly disappointed” that the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) will not be launching a full-scale review of petrol and diesel pricing in the UK. That’s the view of fuel poverty campaigners and those in the automotive industry, which follows new evidence suggesting there are no problems with competition in […]

Income spent more on fuel than rent every month

People in the UK are spending more on fuel than their rent every month, according to FairFuelUK. The organisation fighting for lower fuel prices was seen protesting alongside hundreds of supporters outside Parliament last week to encourage the Government to reduce fuel duty in the UK. According to FairFuel Campaign Leader, Quentin Willson, consumers are […]