New daily clean air charge for London proposed
The latest news from the world of EVs
Hello and welcome back to The Fast Charge, a British EV newsletter.
In today’s edition… new clean air policies suggested for London, Europe EV sales have boomed, battery metal costs are rising, and so to the pricing at Gridserve. Also, I have summarised where the top 3 Tory frontrunners stand on EVs.
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In the last week…
EV BOOM: EV’s had a further boost of confidence this week as it was revealed that car buyers in Europe bought more electric vehicles than diesel cars in December. That’s according to data compiled across Europe (including Britain). As the New York Times writes, the “figures illustrate how electric vehicles are fast becoming mainstream”. Read more.
HOWEVER… one side-effect of this growing surge in EV demand has been the race for rare battery metals. In 2021, the price of lithium quintupled – it now stands at $41,027 per tonne – the price of cobalt doubled – it now costs $70,208 per tonne –…
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