Hello and welcome back to The Fast Charge, a weekly British EV newsletter.
In today’s edition… Shell increases its pricing (again), the number of electric vans on British roads has risen by 89%, and is net zero now safe - given Truss’ implosion.
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Westminster watch…
WHAT’S HAPPENING: I was going to kick off this newsletter today by wondering what Jeremy Hunt’s views are on EVs, but given we’ve now had four chancellors in as many months, to be honest, I can’t be bothered – and neither should you. This is evidently a government taking a lot for granted. The only silver lining I foresee in all this U-turn nonsense is that the risk to net zero is now surely minimalised. Yes, it is true that there is still a review being undertaken by Chris Skidmore at the moment, which will report to Jacob Rees-Mogg, the Business Secretary, this year, but as days go by I wonder… how long will Mogg be at BE…
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