In March 2024, the Department for Transport (DfT) and Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) announced funding for public EV charging infrastructure to an additional 44 UK Councils. As the number of EVs on UK roads continues to rise, accounting for over 16% of the...
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On-street vs. Carpark charging: What is best for EV drivers?
We want to make sure we can help local authorities deliver the best charging infrastructure to their residents, and with nearly a million of fully electric cars on the road in 2024, and a total of 1,560,000 plug-in cars in the UK [1], the pressure for public EV...
Is lamppost charging right for your local authority?
Illuminating the future of EV charging – How lamppost charging can help Councils and Local Authorities plan for a green future When considering charging an Electric Vehicle (EV), you may immediately think of doing so in a garage, on a private driveway using a...
How to get best value for money from on-street residential EV charging tenders: A guide for Local Authorities on making the most of LEVI funding
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ubitricity Wins Low Carbon Transport Award at British Renewable Energy Awards 2023
London, UK Thursday 26th June 2023 - ubitricity, one of the UK’s leading EV charge point operators, today announced that it has been named as the winner of the Low Carbon Transport award at the British Renewable Energy Awards 2023. The award recognises quality,...
How to charge an EV: Everything you need to know
Plug it in and off you go! A simple premise but there are a few questions that end users often have. What plug should you use? Can you charge at any charging station? We answer these questions and more in this article and show you that, often, the answer is quite...
Expanding your EV charging infrastructure – creating the right charging mix
Local authorities that are planning the development of public charging infrastructure are often faced with the dilemma of which type of charging point they should opt for (lamppost, fast, rapid, hub). The answer is simple: all of them. EV charging is worlds apart from...