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EV charge points
GOVERNMENTS across the world are ploughing funds into the green agenda which involves electric vehicles.
The UK is set to spend £56 million of public funding for electric vehicle charge points. Electric vehicle drivers from Cumbria to West Sussex will benefit from the continued expansion of electric vehicle charging points across the country.
ing drive forward the decarbonisation of the UK’s entire transport system.
Running out of gas or electricity produces the same result: your car will stop. In the case of a gas car, a roadside service truck can usually bring you a can of gas, or tow you to the nearest gas station. Similarly, an electric car can simply be towed to the nearest charging station.
POSITIVE news arrives for the motoring industry as it has been confirmed the UK used car market continues a positive trajectory in February 2023 as prices, sales and demand record an uptick.
According to the latest data from Auto Trader, the health of the used car market is continuing to build momentum, with growth recorded in demand, sales, and retail prices.
In fact, Auto Trader’s Retail Price Index, which is based on daily pricing analysis of circa 900,000 vehicles across the market, shows the current average price of a used car is £17,880, which marks a 1.7 per cent yearonyear increase on a likeforlike basis.
Although the rate of growth is down significant ly from a peak of 32 per cent yearonyear in April 2022. This current rate is on top of the massive 31.9 per cent yearonyear increase recorded this time last year.
It also marks a monthonmonth increase of 0.7 per cent, which is not only ahead of the 0.3 per cent recorded last month, but also the 0.4 per cent February average between 2011 and 2019.
The funding will expand the current Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) pilot, boost the existing OnStreet Residential Chargepoint Scheme (ORCS) and help councils secure dedicated resources to develop in house expertise and capability to coordinate charge point plans and deliver a more comprehensive and reliable network of charge points for drivers.
The government has already spent over £2 billion to support the move to zeroemission vehicles, help
DENMARK has now been officially appointed as the hosting nation for the IPCH European Championship which will be hosted in Musholm from October 20 to 28, 2024.
IPCH is the international IWAS committee that represents powerchair hockey all over the world and it is happy to announce that the hosting nation for the IPCH European Championship 2024 has finally been selected.
Denmark will host the competition in Musholm: a
