Earlier this year, I wrote a policy chapter for the One Nation Recovery Papers on the topic of boosting the rollout of electric vehicles across the UK. You can find the full paper below.
The Government has made huge investment and progress in scaling up the charge point network and helping promote and support the automotive industry in its ambition to decarbonise transport.
In summary, my recommendations in the chapter are:
- Legislate to ensure new homes include personal electric vehicle smart charging points or contribute to local authority on-street parking schemes;
- Support supply chain finance for small EV supply-side companies;
- Train for charge point installation and maintenance, and create green apprenticeships certified at NVQ Level-6 in related areas such as battery technology;
- Support social enterprises and zero carbon academies to train and re-skill people for the green economy; and
- Adopt the Committee on Climate Change’s recommendation to phase out internal combustion engine vehicles by 2030.