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Mayors unite to urge Government to bring forward 'ban' on sales of new petrol and diesel cars

The Mayors of London and Manchester with cross-party leaders, representing around 20m people from towns and cities in England and Wales, have called on the Government to "bring forward plans to phase out sales of new pure diesel and petrol cars and vans from 2040 to 2030 to tackle the nation’s growing air quality health crisis".

Reports & Studies

UK energy system could cope with 2030 ICE phase-out - report

A new report from Vivid Economics, commissioned by WWF, says that the UK energy system could cope with an earlier transition to electric vehicles than the 2040 target announced by the Environment Secretary late last year. Meanwhile, a separate report by T&E finds that Europe is falling behind in the transition and that China is surging ahead with electrification.

New electric vehicle research predicts public chargers to account for only 8% of charging

According to a new report by Delta-ee, only 8% of electric vehicle charging will take place using public network infrastructure in the next 10 years. The research was based on 10,000 responses from a UK-wide survey to determine what factors affected people’s charging preferences.

New electric vehicle research predicts public chargers to account for only 8% of charging

According to a new report by Delta-ee, only 8% of electric vehicle charging will take place using public network infrastructure in the next 10 years. The research was based on 10,000 responses from a UK-wide survey to determine what factors affected people’s charging preferences.

Other News

Take the Greenbiz survey on fleet and vehicle electrification!

Advances in electric vehicle technologies, changing environmental policies, and a growing desire to achieve sustainability goals are driving many businesses and government agencies to move from fossil-fuel based fleets to electric-powered vehicles. In turn, many businesses, government agencies and utility companies are working to meet electric vehicle charging infrastructure requirements. Link to take the 5-10 minute survey is below.

Events

LowCVP Low Emission Bus Workshop: Cardiff - 19/07/2018

The LowCVP will host its fifth regional Low Emission Bus Workshop in Cardiff on Thursday 19^th July 2018 at the Principality Stadium. The free morning workshop will provide local authorities and bus operators with information on new technologies and fuels, sharing operators' experiences of low carbon and low emission solutions for bus fleets around the UK, including retrofit SCR projects.

Oxford EV Summit - 04/07/2018

International Conference on Vehicle Aerodynamics - 16/10/2018

Aerodynamics continues to make an increasing contribution to the performance and characteristics of passenger cars, commercial vehicles, motorbikes, bicycles and also in motorsport. Not confined to absolute performance and energy use, customer demand for reduced wind noise and soiling while increasing visibility and comfort requires aerodynamicists to be involved in more aspects of design, development and testing than before. (NB LowCVP members can register at IMechE member rates.)

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