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Why cutting VAT on EV public charging is vital
This week the FairCharge team and I met with The Treasury, lobbying for a reduction in VAT from 20% to 5% on public EV chargers. I know...
Sep 9, 20223 min read


FairCharge welcomes suspension of Green Levies
FairCharge is delighted to share that the UK Government has announced a temporary suspension of ‘Green Levies’, applied to domestic...
Sep 7, 20221 min read
FairCharge quoted in Fast Charge Newsletter
This week's edition of The Fast Charge, a British EV newsletter, features an interview with Quentin Willson, a former Top Gear presenter...
Sep 6, 20221 min read
FairCharge Tells of a Divisive Driveway Divide Between EV Owners
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-true-cost-of-getting-an-electric-car-charger-6dpp0ttlw
Aug 1, 20221 min read


Launch of GoingGreen platform
FairCharge was delighted to attend a launch event at the House of Commons today for Going Green, a new sustainability platform for...
Jul 28, 20221 min read


Motion on unfair VAT policy for public charging
A parliamentary motion calling on the Government to scrap the unfair VAT discrepancy between private and public EV charging has been...
Jul 14, 20222 min read


Jul 13, 20220 min read


Launching our report in Parliament
It was fantastic to launch our new report, Driving Away from Fossil Fuels, in the House of Commons last week with campaign supporter,...
Jul 11, 20221 min read


New research: UK new car buyers ready to ditch petrol and diesels once price is right
All new car buyers in the UK are ready to switch to a plug-in vehicle as soon as the price matches those of petrol and diesel models, a...
Jul 5, 20224 min read


Policies should enable electrification for the many, not the few
In this cost of living crisis, electric vehicles can offer cheaper, as well as cleaner, driving for all. But despite their low running...
Jun 28, 20221 min read


Rugby MP backs FairCharge
Mark Pawsey, Conservative MP for Rugby, has backed the FairCharge campaign to ensure that drivers of electric vehicles pay a fair amount...
Jun 20, 20223 min read


Jun 8, 20220 min read


FairCharge joins House of Lords roundtable on ZEV mandate
We were delighted to be invited by Baroness Worthington and New Automotive to join a panel of stakeholders from across the EV industry in...
May 17, 20221 min read


May 12, 20220 min read


REVEALED: DfT has spent 15 times more on private than public EV chargers
A FairCharge analysis of Department for Transport (DfT) figures has revealed that public money spent on installing off-street residential...
May 9, 20222 min read
FairCharge Quoted in iNews on Charging Infrastructure
Demand for electric vehicles (EVs) is accelerating, driven by soaring fuel prices and tougher clean air regulations. In the UK, 127,492...
May 8, 20221 min read
Buyers Will Switch to EVs When Price Parity Arrives
new UK car buyers ready to switch to EVs once prices fall A new report has revealed that every  UK car buyer would choose an electric...
May 7, 20221 min read


FairCharge at Fully Charged Live
I’m really pleased to say that FairCharge will be exhibiting at Fully Charged Live 2022 at Farnborough Airport this weekend. As the...
Apr 28, 20222 min read


Apr 8, 20220 min read


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...
Apr 7, 20221 min read
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...
Apr 5, 20221 min read
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...
Apr 4, 20221 min read


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...
Apr 4, 20223 min read
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...
Apr 3, 20221 min read
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