12+ hour, 13+ min ago  (991+ words) Customer expectations, staff retention pressures, and the cost-to-install curve all read as reasons to act sooner. The decision now sits in front of most SME owners with a car park, a forecourt, or even a customer-facing kerb. The right installer…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (461+ words) For the UK's small and medium-sized businesses, many of which still run mixed fleets of combustion and electrified vehicles, the implications are more than nostalgic. The transmission and fuel choices on offer over the next 36 months will reshape how SMEs…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (323+ words) In a quiet corner of Westminster, just behind Parliament Square, a Jaguar I-Pace is nosing its way around a roundabout choked with tourists. The wheel is turning, the indicators are flicking on and off, the speed is precisely judged. The…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (230+ words) Mike Hawes, chief executive of the SMMT, said the surge reflected the widening pool of affordable used electric stock coming back into the market three or four years after the first significant wave of new EV registrations. He warned, however,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (489+ words) Announced in the November 2025 Budget, the duty will charge fully electric car drivers 3p per mile and plug-in hybrid motorists 1. 5p per mile. Treasury forecasts put the expected take at "1. 1bn in 2028-29, rising to "1. 9bn by 2030-31. The industry's number-crunchers, however, paint a starkly different…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (369+ words) The Treasury, however, has no intention of conceding. In a statement on Tuesday, an HMRC spokesperson said: "We're appealing this case, as our position is that standard rate VAT applies to electricity supplied through public EV charging infrastructure." The appeal…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (626+ words) Capital Business Media is a leading specialist media and information business, dedicated to empowering professionals and consumers with the insights they need for confident decision-making. Since our launch nearly two decades ago, we've focused on building thriving, niche communities through…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (702+ words) Capital Business Media is a leading specialist media and information business, dedicated to empowering professionals and consumers with the insights they need for confident decision-making. Since our launch nearly two decades ago, we've focused on building thriving, niche communities through…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (732+ words) Chief executive Greg Jackson said the escalation of the US-Israel war with Iran has triggered a "huge jolt" in consumer behaviour, with demand also rising for heat pumps, electric vehicles and home charging systems. The increase reflects growing concern among…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (699+ words) New analysis from the Institute of the Motor Industry suggests the UK could be short of 44, 000 EV-qualified technicians by the time petrol and diesel car production is phased out, under current government targets. While ministers have reaffirmed plans to ban…...