EV searches surge as fuel prices rise

The latest news from the world of EVs

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

In today’s edition… EV internet activity rises sharply, Ford puts the foot down, London paramedics go electric, and what can you do with 8 USB sockets?

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In the last week…

CHARGE HAILING: Uber is investing some £5 million into building around 700 EV chargers in London’s Newham, Brent and Redbridge. This will boost the total number of London chargepoints by 7%. The investment is interesting as it’s a way for Uber to further persuade some of its drivers – I imagine many might live in these boroughs – to get an EV. This is all ahead of Uber saying it will expand its ‘Uber Green’ service – whereby users can ask to be picked up in an EV. Apparently, the new chargepoints will be Uber branded. Read more.

MOTORING ON: Only a couple of weeks after the announcement that Ford would split its company betwe…