Welsh Government Techniquest Climate Cymru Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Sara Sloman EVA Cymru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Chris Ramsey

We will be attending #EVOLUTIONcymru - Driving the Switch to Electric at Techniquest Cardiff on Tuesday 12th November. The event precedes the start of the EV Rally Cymru 2024 on the 13th, a 2-day, 500-mile event touring Wales on some of the most rural roads anywhere in the UK.

October new car sales stats out from SMMT In short - sales of EVs up, sales of everything else down EV sales up 24.5% on Oct '23 Petrol sales down 14.2% Diesel sales down 20.5% Sales of hybrids suprisingly down a bit, but year-to-date sales still significantly higher than '23

Really proud to have been part of this event and to be able to talk to prospective EV drivers about how great it is to own an EV in Wales, as well as the work we’re doing to make it even better!

Happy New Year to all of our members, followers, and EV drivers both current and future in Wales & the UK. If you would like to support us through our free membership join us at eva.cymru/join/. Here's our latest quarterly e-newsletter for you. mailchi.mp/941448d48986/e…

UK EV sales continue to increase through 2024 and strongly in December. The mandated sales target in 2024 was 22%, so only narrowly missed at 19.6%.

Great news! The government has just announced the extension of the Electric Vehicle Chargepoint Grant for Households with On-Street Parking for another year ⚡ The grant provides UK residents up to £350 with on-street solutions like Charge Gully. bit.ly/3DaKLB2

Happy St. Davids Day to all of our members, followers, and EV drivers both current and future in Wales & the UK. If you would like to support us through our free membership join us at eva.cymru/join/, and receive our latest quarterly e-newsletter later this month.

Dydd Gwyl Dewi Hapus i bob un o'n haelodau, dilynwyr, a gyrwyr cerbydau trydan ar hyn o bryd ac yn y dyfodol yng Nghymru a'r DU. Os hoffech ein cefnogi drwy ein haelodaeth am ddim ymunwch â ni ar eva.cymru/join/.

Interesting piece from Rob Hull on how Norway has managed to get itself to a place where 90% of new cars sold are EVs thisismoney.co.uk/money/electric…

From April 2025, EVs will join petrol and diesel cars in paying Vehicle Excise Duty (VED). However, even if your vehicle tax is not due yet, you can simply renew it before the end of this month and get the next year tax free. See moneysavingexpert.com/utilities/elec…… for details.

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Good "Every new car park may have to be covered with solar panels" "Officials are also exploring whether EV drivers could benefit from cheaper charging rates at car parks fitted with solar power" Adam Vaughan thetimes.com/uk/environment…

Wednesday was an important day for us at EVA England. It was an opportunity to raise the views of EV drivers - on the benefits of their cars, and the challenges they see ahead in the transition to electric - up the Parliamentary agenda.

SMMT calls for bold action to convince more drivers to switch to EVs, with investment in purchase incentives and infrastructure smmt.co.uk/brits-enjoy-gr…

On May 15th we attended a Trafnidiaeth Cymru / Transport for Wales event in North Wales hosted by Wrexham Council, many thanks for the invitation! Great to be able to talk about the growth, improved options, & future needs of EV drivers with such a passionate group of professionals making the future happen.

Great news revealed last night for those considering going electric! The £650m Electric Car Grant means up to £3,750 off new EVs priced less than £37,000 – a welcome step helping more people afford the switch. transportandenergy.com/2025/07/14/uk-…

"Oxfordshire launches on-street EV charging scheme" Cable channels will be installed outside 500 homes that don't have driveways Will allow people to run their EVs for 2p per mile (petrol = 15p) If Oxfordshire can do it, then every authority can do it bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…