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FairCharge

Apr 8, 20220 min

Quentin Willson & Angela Rippon - GB News

FairCharge

Apr 7, 20221 min

Reaction to ZEV mandate consultation

The FairCharge campaign welcomes the long-awaited launch of the ZEV mandate consultation by the Government today. The proposed ZEV...

FairCharge

Apr 5, 20221 min

62% of MPs Support FairCharge's VAT Campaign

A new poll shows that less than one in five (18 percent) MPs - and just a quarter of Conservative’s (27 percent) - support the...

FairCharge

Apr 4, 20221 min

FairCharge FOI Reveals Councils Not Ready For EVs

Local authorities across the UK have been encouraged by the Government to publish strategies when it comes to transitioning to electric...

REVEALED: less than three in ten councils have electric vehicle transition plan

FairCharge

Apr 4, 20223 min

REVEALED: less than three in ten councils have electric vehicle transition plan

It has been revealed today that only a quarter of local authorities in the UK have published EV transition strategies, despite being...

FairCharge

Apr 3, 20221 min

FairCharge Reveals 7 in 10 Councils Have No EV transition Plan

Responses to freedom of information requests by the FairCharge campaign shared with the PA news agency found 28% of local authorities...

FairCharge

Mar 25, 20221 min

FairCharge Comments on Spring Budget - Fleetworld

The recent government statement lacked specific measures to support the EV sector and fleet electrification, despite industry calls for...

Reaction to Government EV Infrastructure Strategy

FairCharge

Mar 24, 20221 min

Reaction to Government EV Infrastructure Strategy

FairCharge founder Quentin Willson commented on the Government’s EV Infrastructure Strategy: “This strategy overdue but welcome, because...

REVEALED: £115 ‘stealth tax’ on EV drivers without driveways

FairCharge

Mar 21, 20222 min

REVEALED: £115 ‘stealth tax’ on EV drivers without driveways

New data released today shows that the Treasury is collecting a ££115 ‘Stealth Tax’ every year from electric vehicle (EV) drivers without...

FairCharge

Mar 15, 20221 min

Little for EVs in Spring Budget Claims FairCharge

The Spring Budget, delivered by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, focused on energy prices and security, with less emphasis on decarbonization....

FairCharge

Feb 2, 20220 min

FairCharge GB News VAT on Public Charging Too High

FairCharge

Feb 1, 20221 min

Rugby MP Backs FairCharge Campaigns

Mr Pawsey joined Quentin and representatives of the RAC at the new MOTO service station at Junction 1 of the M6, just on the edge of...

FairCharge

Jan 7, 20221 min

FairCharge on Green Levies Transport & Energy

Quentin Willson discusses the importance of green levies and their funding for renewable energy projects in his latest column for...

EVs Bought to Avoid High Fuel Prices - Express

FairCharge

Jan 5, 20221 min

EVs Bought to Avoid High Fuel Prices - Express

The take-up of EVs has rocketed in recent months amid a surge in petrol and diesel prices following Russia’s war in Ukraine. Nearly...

FairCharge

Jan 5, 20221 min

Fully Charged and FairCharge Reminisce at Farnborough

Robert spoke to Quentin on the set up day before this year’s Fully Charged LIVE event which took place at Farnborough International in...

FairCharge

Jan 1, 20221 min

FairCharge Says Pulling EV Charger Grant is Unfair

Motoring experts, including former Top Gear presenter Quentin Willson, are urging ministers to reconsider their decision to cut subsidies...

Charging Costs Rise But Still Cheaper Than Petrol & Diesel

FairCharge

Jan 1, 20221 min

Charging Costs Rise But Still Cheaper Than Petrol & Diesel

Average prices for charging your EV on the street are up 7.81p to 44.55p per kWh The cost to complete an 80% rapid charge of a typical...

The Death of Diesel is Being Exaggerated

Quentin Willson

Nov 29, 20214 min

The Death of Diesel is Being Exaggerated

Maybe I’m an idealist. Or maybe people are much more selfish than I thought. But why does the idea of cleaning up our urban air meet with...

Quentin Willson

Nov 4, 20213 min

Our Energy Crisis

We’re chin deep in an energy crisis. Who knew? In a few short months this country has woken up, blinking in the glare of a broken energy...

Quentin Willson

Sep 16, 20213 min

A War Against EVs?

ow has it come to this? The conservative right-wing rails against the liberal centrists because electrification – and the moratorium on sale