A round up of this month’s news

Electric vehicle infrastructure

Transport Secretary Philip Hammond has set out the Government’s vision for a recharging infrastructure to support the development of electric vehicles.

A report – Making the Connection: the Plug-In Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy – identifies how recharging infrastructure will develop in a way that is targeted, convenient and safe.

It sets out the steps that Government, as part of its £400m programme to support ultra-low emission vehicles, and industry will take to support an infrastructure that encourages the majority of recharging at home, at night, and after the peak in electricity demand, supported by workplace charging for commuters and fleets, and a targeted amount of public infrastructure.

The Transport Secretary also announced that the Renault Fluence has become the tenth vehicle now eligible for the Plug-in Car

‘Show me, tell me’ competition launched on Facebook

DSA has launched its first ever competition on Facebook.

A video of a DSA examiner and three students from Bilborough College, Nottingham, discussing the ‘show me,tell me’ questions is now on the DSA Facebook page ‘I can’t wait to pass my driving test!’. DSA is inviting people to make their own videos of vehicle safety checks and upload them to YouTube.

The videos will be judged and DSA’s official publishers, TSO, have kindly donated three £50 Amazon vouchers for the three best entries.

The competition seeks to raise awareness of vehicle safety checks, and show how important they are - not just for the driving test, but for life.