Ben Fox: EV Charge Clever By Sarah Ridgway
Last year the government announced that from 2030, the sale of new petrol and diesel cars would be banned. This marks a significant turning point for climate action in the UK as we move to zeroemission vehicles. This news, alongside money for building more charging infrastructure, will help to make electric vehicles more accessible.
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lugin electric vehicles account for approximately10% of the road, in 2015 it was just 1%. These numbers reflect the demand for electric vehicles and the decline for ice vehicles. To deal with this, the government announced additional grants to cut the costs, offering additional grants for electric car buyers, and more funding for charge points. EVs have many advantages, most notably their environmental benefits, as they have no tailpipe emissions. EVs are cheaper to fuel than a petrol or diesel car, especially when charging at home and because they are equipped with fewer moving parts, they are cheaper to maintain, service and repair; so it really is a win-win situation. The UK is moving towards an all-electric future, and now is the perfect time to invest in an electric vehicle. Ben Fox, Founder of EV Charge Clever, spoke to Lancashire Magazine about the company and the innovative benefits it offers its customers. EV Charge Clever installs charging points for your home and business. In addition they provide battery storage and solar paneling which can cut household bills by up to fifty percent, depending on what tariff you’re on.
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Tell us how EV Charge Clever started I have been installing EV charging points for over six years. At the beginning people were apprehensive with it being a new technology. With no feasible alternative I knew the growth of plug-in electric cars was only going to increase, so I decided to start my own business. I could see that the current infrastructure in place would struggle to keep up demand and would not support the predicted growth of EVs. That’s why I founded EV Charge Clever. Tell us about what inspired you I am a trained electrician with a huge interest in inexpensive, environment friendly transportation. I am aware an infrastructure to support electric cars needs to be built. Therefore, I gained qualifications to become an Electric Vehicle Charging Point Installer. I was one of very few who
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got the qualification, thus becoming the main installer at the company I worked at, and this is what inspired me. The lack of interest and passion in building the charge point framework to support the expansion of electric vehicles was evident. If we don’t start to build it now, we won’t be able to keep up with demand in the future. 30% of C02 comes from transportation and 72% of these emissions come from road transportation. There is a direct correlation between C02 emissions and asthma, along with global warming. The quicker we start getting petrol and diesel cars off the road, the better it will be for everybody and the planet. What makes your EV Charge Clever unique? The business officially launched in November and what makes us stand out is our passion! This is all we do, www.lancmag.com
