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Carol Vorderman trials electric Vauxhall Ampera for Go Ultra Low campaign

Updated: October 16, 2014

Carol Vorderman has become the latest ambassador to trial the Vauxhall Ampera extended-range electric vehicle, in support of the Go Ultra Low campaign. Go Ultra Low, a ground-breaking partnership between the UK automotive industry and Government, is designed to encourage more drivers...

ROLEC continues to offer free 16A and 32A charging points

Updated: September 23, 2014

In a first for the EV industry Rolec Services has announced it is offering free 32amp (7.2kW) charging points to domestic customers. The offer, which is being subsidised by Rolec under the Government’s OLEV Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme, also sees the company...

Birmingham Evolt Charge Points switch to Charge Your Car today [20th August]

Updated: August 21, 2014

A notice for all Plugged-in Midlands members: a reminder of the switch to Charge Your Car in Birmingham today which may cause some minor disruption. Today, Birmingham City Council are switching all of their Evolt (grey colour) Charge Points to the Charge...

Number of electric vehicles in the UK passes 13,000

Updated: August 7, 2014

With the recent announcement from OLEV that 11,260 claims have been made through the Plug-in Car Grant scheme, the total number of electric cars and vans in the UK now exceeds 13,000 vehicles for the first time. The Office for Low Emission...