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Looking to the future with EV charging solutions
The electric vehicles (EV) sector is at an incredibly exciting point in its evolution and it is brimming with opportunity. Here, Craig Slater, managing director at Sevadis, looks at the key milestones pushing the sector forward and highlights the main issues for wholesalers to consider when recommending EV chargers to their customers.
Driving change
The electric vehicle market has been going from strength to strength. The Government has largely helped to accelerate this. In March 2021, it announced that the ban on petrol and diesel vehicles would be moved forward from 2040 to 2030. Details were then released of how Government would provide further support to the industry, including a £20 million funding scheme designed to support EV innovation. This is in addition to the £1.3 billion EV charging infrastructure commitment published in 2019.
Craig Slater, managing director of Sevadis (L) Sevadis MaxiCharger (R)
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The Government also announced new legislation to be introduced in 2022 that will require EV charge points to be installed at all new buildings with parking spaces, including offi ces, shops and
residential properties. Government estimates suggest that these regulations
will lead to up to 145,000 extra charge points being installed across England every year. Add to this widespread attention about the climate crisis, the dangers of air pollution as well as the very clear issues caused by the unexpected fuel shortages in 2021, and there have been some major factors contributing to the strong sales of EVs. For example, fi gures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show that plug in vehicles accounted for a third (33%) of all cars registered in December 2021. This trend has continued with a staggering 196% increase in
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