Colin Smith

🚗⚡ Great news for the UK auto industry! 🌿🔋 For the first time, the sector has hit its Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Mandate target, with EV sales reaching a record-breaking 23% of the new car market in August! This milestone highlights the growing demand for electric vehicles and signals a shift towards a cleaner, more sustainable future. Major brands like BMW and Mercedes are embracing EVs, solidifying the transition while petrol loses its dominance. Challenges still lie ahead, particularly in ensuring adequate charging infrastructure across the UK. Check out the full article to learn more about the industry's progress and what's next for EV adoption in the UK. #EV #ZEVMandate #Sustainability #NetZero #AutoIndustry #ElectricVehicles #GreenEnergy #FutureOfTransport 🔗 [Read more](https://lnkd.in/e_B2vbig)

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As well as #ElectionDay, today is the day Zapmap has released its data on UK public EV Charging Infrastructure for the first half of 2024. As Zapmap Co-founder and COO, Melanie Shufflebotham says, there are lots of things to be positive about including: - Over 11,000 (net) new devices since 2024 - Ultra rapid chargers more than doubling year on year - On street charge point installations increasing steadily - Overall monthly installation figures being up by 34% compared with last year. Commenting on the figures, Joju Charging's Emma Blades talks about how our team is focused on contributing to the rise of charge point availability. #EVCharging #Chargepointinstaller #electricvehicles #EVChargingInfrastructure #jojucharging  

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This week's Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) Transport News Brief lead comment, The value of industry in person With the pandemic becoming a more distant memory for the commercial vehicle industry as we get back in the swing of face-to-face meetings and events, there’s something to be said about creating a better normal than before. We have all become more familiar with making digital connections, a useful way to rapidly build a business network – but these can only be developed to their fullest by taking time to meet in person. It will always be through real-life interactions, a handshake and a smile that we build proper trust and really get to know our peers, colleagues and prospective business partners. This year’s Commercial Vehicle Show proved the value of doing so, with a new business lead generated every six seconds by exhibitors using the event’s badge-scanning software – while last week’s Regional Forum North West brought SMMT members in Liverpool together to build deeper local relationships than online engagement is able to do. England’s North West and locations in its immediate vicinity make the region an automotive hotspot, not least thanks to major ongoing investment in zero emission truck and van production, specialist trailer manufacturing, van converters, racking and a wide scope of component suppliers for some of the most advanced vehicles on our roads. It was positive therefore to see business cards being swapped or, as digital and in person interaction are increasingly combined, people scanning QR codes to streamline the exchange of business details. Taking a more global perspective in two week’s time will be SMMT’s International Automotive Summit, bringing together the entire spectrum of our sector – from heavy vehicles and buses to cars and vans, along with hundreds of senior-level industry representatives, politicians and international media. As the UK’s flagship event dedicated to our global competitiveness, at a time of big investments around the world, the CV sector will be high on the agenda with a high caliber speaker line-up – including a keynote speech from Anna Westerberg, President of Volvo Buses, panel representation from Peter Ahrens, Managing Director of DAF - Leyland Trucks, Bruno Lambert, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, B–ON, and Dr Robert Best, Engineering Director, Wrightbus. This is an unmissable opportunity to come together to seek knowledge, exchange ideas, challenges and solutions for the future and, like Regional Forum, networking away from the main conference room is a massive opportunity to that end. SMMT members can benefit from a complementary ticket, so if you’ve not got yours, visit here for more information: https://lnkd.in/e5kpee59

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