ChargeUK: What the new EV association will do next

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Hello and welcome back to The Fast Charge, a British EV newsletter.

In today’s edition… a summary of the new trade body for EV charging which launched last week, including inside detail of its priorities and next steps.

Elsewhere… one in five cars will be electric this year, the new boss of Britishvolt shares his six reasons why the company failed, and Chinese carmaker BYD debuts its hatchback in the UK.

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New trade body for EV charging launches

Background: You may recall that about a month ago I revealed that public charging networks were coming together to form a new trade association. Well, last Friday it was officially launched.

Summary: The group is called ChargeUK, and it’s going to be the ‘voice of EV charging’ as we throttle up towards 2030 and beyond. There are 18 founding members which are… Be.EV , Beli…