Charging

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Mer Price Increase

Recent communication from Mer, who run our local charge points in Midhurst, West Sussex. As has been widely reported in the news over the last year, the rising cost of energy has impacted consumers and businesses as well as bringing volatility to pricing for energy providers.  Although there has been some relief with the increasing […]

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Tesla Supercharger Network expands to 1,000 in UK

With the recent addition of Sidcup Supercharger there are now 1,000 Tesla Superchargers spread across 100-plus UK locations. The 1000th Supercharger is situated in the newly opened London Sidcup Supercharger site at Ruxley Manor with 15 charge points available. The site is accessed from the A20 and offers amenities, such as a restaurant, café, grocery

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Help support fair-charge

Campaigners are calling for a halt to an ‘unfair’ policy that sees EV driver forced to pay four times more tax for electricity from public charge-points compared to home charge-points. Pressure group FairCharge has highlighted that VAT on domestic electricity is five per cent as opposed to 20 per cent for on-street chargers. It is

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Electric car chargers to be required in all new house and office builds in England

THE UK GOVERNMENT will introduce legislation to include electric vehicle charging points on all new-build homes and offices in England, it has been confirmed. In response to a question in the House of Commons this week, Rachel Maclean MP, under secretary of state for transport, said the government will publish its consultation response on requiring all

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US Senate passes $1 trillion infrastructure spending bill flush with pork and with billions for EV charging networks and grants

The Senate yesterday, Tuesday, 10 Aug, passed a huge $1 trillion infrastructure bill that would establish the first nationwide EV charging network. The bill includes $7.5 billion to install charging stations along the nation’s highways and $7.5 billion for zero-emission buses. The passage was seen as a bipartisan win for President Joe Biden, with 19

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