How has BP lost its pulse?

The latest news from the world of EVs

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

In today’s edition… lots of car crashes, Cornish cars, and I check to see if BP has a Pulse.

As ever, do drop me an email at tomrileylondon@gmail.com if you have any feedback, questions or comments.

In the news…

GUY MARTIN: I finally got around to watching the rest of Guy’s show about making a superfast EV - it seems I was too hopeful. In the programme, Martin alleges it cost some £200 for a round trip in his EV. He also said that EVs don’t make any sense unless you only go 50 miles per day. It feels like a total hit in the gut because while criticism of the infrastructure is well-founded these costs seem way off - what the hell was he doing? You can watch the show on C4. 

CAR CRASH: There’s some tragic news that yesterday there was a crash involving a Tesla and an 8-year-old at a school. The reasons behind the crash are yet to be known but the rumour is it is related to a self-driving feature. I guess we’ll wait to see,…