Minister acknowledges 'disconnect' between EV sales and charger rollout
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Hello, I’m Tom Riley and welcome back to The Fast Charge, a British EV newsletter.
Top stories in today’s edition… BBC Panorama runs a report on electric cars, Uber goes green using AI, and the government’s EV minister acknowledges a ‘disconnect’ between sales and charger rollout.
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BBC Panorama takes a turn in an EV
Background: Last night BBC Panorama had an episode on EVs. It was titled ‘Electric Cars: Is it time to buy?’. It was led by Richard Bilton who took a VW ID Buzz across the country, speaking to different businesses and using various chargers on the way.
Summary: For a programme that is meant to be on point with its facts, the episode was largely driven by people’s emotional reactions to EVs. In many cases, the vox pops were people in the street saying they either liked it or disliked t…
