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The latest news from the world of EVs

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

In today’s edition… Prince William installs a chargepoint, the Model Y is launched, and Britishvolt eyes a London float.

As ever, if you have any questions or thoughts, please do contact me at tomrileylondon@gmail.com.

In the last week…

Y SO SHOCKED? That’s right, after many months of patiently waiting, last Friday Tesla made the Model Y available for UK buyers. Obviously, without being smug, you would have been ready for this news had you read my email last month. However, whereas I’d previously said that I thought the Y would end up topping all sales charts, now I’m not so sure. I do believe the Model Y will ultimately become one of the most popular EVs in this country. But, given the impending cost of living crisis (and maybe dare I say it recession?), additionally, there is another fact that many potential EV buyers probably have by this point already signed up for Model 3’s or one of the many other high-end EVs to h…