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The government have today revealed plans to boost the UK’s electric vehicle charging network.
Prof Roger Kemp MBE FREng, Emeritus Professor of Engineering at Lancaster University and a member of the National Engineering Policy Centre Net Zero Working Group, says:
“Developing our electric vehicle charging network will play a key role in reducing carbon emissions from the transport sector. The transport sector currently accounts for a third of all carbon dioxide emissions, much of which is from road transport. It will also help to support a greater uptake of electric vehicles by the public and therefore reduce the number of petrol/diesel vehicles on the road. This will consequently improve the air quality and health impacts from air pollution associated with road vehicles.
“Scaling up the charging network will help us to move away from fossil fuel powered transport and provide flexibility for the future. For many users, it is possible to charge at almost any time in the day or night, either at home, at work, or in a car park. Coupled with flexible tariffs and an effective smart grid, this would allow the Electrical System Operator to schedule the charging load in real time. This could help to reduce the peaks and ‘filling in the troughs’ of demands on the grid, thereby increasing the load factor on low carbon generation and improving the economic performance of the system.”
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