E-MOBILITY


Charlotte Patch, Head of Electric Vehicle strategy at Ofgem


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Assessing the electric vehicle landscape from a government, policy and regulation perspective


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ollowing the UK Government’s decision to delay the ban on new diesel and petrol cars from 2030 to 2035 as part of what


Prime Minister Rishi Sunak described as “a new approach to achieving net zero”, it appears the UK is not as far ahead of the curve with electric vehicle (EV) adoption as one might have previously thought. At the very least, scrapping of the


2030 target has raised many questions: How far along the roadmap are we


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really to achieving zero tailpipe emissions? Is there the right amount of government backing and financial support to hit this new target? Will there be sufficient charging infrastructure and energy supply from the grid to make widespread EV adoption throughout the UK truly viable once we get there? We take a look at the state-of-play of


the EV sector in terms of current and future government action, the role that energy regulators such as Ofgem can


play, and the need for cross-sectoral engagement between industry and other stakeholders.


TRANSPORT FOR LONDON While not an accurate representation of the rest of the UK, London is leading the way in terms of progress regarding investment and adoption in EV technology. Last October, the city implemented the world’s largest clean air zone, the controversial Ultra Low


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