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What Liz Truss means for the EV sector

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Sep 06, 2022
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Hello and welcome back to The Fast Charge, a weekly British EV newsletter.

In today’s edition… a brief summary about Liz Truss as Prime Minister and what her government may mean for the EV sector.

Elsewhere…. BP Pulse loses 16% of its market share of chargers, and the Luftwaffe threaten a gigafactory in Coventry.

As ever, if you have any thoughts or feedback, please do drop me a line at tomrileylondon@gmail.com or simply reply to this email.

What Liz Truss means for the EV sector

Yesterday the Conservative leadership contest concluded with Liz Truss beating Rishi Sunak by 57% to 43% making her Prime Minister. Today, Truss will meet the Queen, start to form her Cabinet and deliver her first speech to the nation – as Boris Johnson disappears into newspaper columns galore.

Based on her acceptance speech, I think it’s safe to say we can expect Truss to use every day afforded to her until the next general election has to be called in 2024. Undoubtedly, as was indicated throughout the leadership…

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