UK National Office of Europe’s leading advocates for clean transport & energy. Fighting for an affordable zero-emission transport system for people & planet.
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How can the UK government aim to meet net-zero by 2050 and simultaneously green-light the expansion of a heavily polluting sector?
The decision to expand Heathrow airport sends the completely wrong message about where we should be headed.
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Electric car sales in the UK are up this month, making up 20.7% of new car sales, according to industry figures.
This means nearly 30,000 new EVs on our roads as drivers are increasingly making the switch to electric – a 24% increase compared to sales in October 23.
ALT Image of electric vehicle. 21% of new car sales were electric in October. Source: SMMT new car registration data - battery electric vehicles.
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Excellent news from @SMMT today, with the market share of electric vehicles at almost 21% ⬆🚗
We’re the second largest electric vehicle market in Europe – and we’re supporting the transition further with over £300m announced in the Budget to boost uptake.
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Ooft, UK petrol car sales fell 28% year-on-year in October 2024, with year-to-date sales down by more than 100,000
Meanwhile, strong EV sales mean the ZEV mandate "has been met", says New Automotive, which is odd bc I'm sure I've seen lots of scare stories saying it'd never happen
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Failing to tax #aviation fuel was a missed opportunity in this week's budget - we show in our new infographic that it can be done @_wearepossible @transenv_UK #Budget2024
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One announcement in budget was doubling of 1st year Vehicle Excise Duty on cars that emit over 76g CO2/km (non-hybrid petrol & diesels)
Very handy infographic from @ralph_palmer at @transenv showing impact this will have
More incentive to switch to an EV if getting a new car
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So what's in there?
1 - increase in first year excise duty on new petrol and diesel cars
Any car that produces more than 76g CO2/km (which is pretty much all non-hybrid petrol & diesel cars) sees the the VED paid on it in its first year DOUBLED
See this @transenv_UK graph
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The future of urban logistics is electric.
With 3.9 million e-vans projected to be sold between 2025 and 2030, European cities can implement zero-emission freight zones with confidence.
Read the full analysis from T&E and @cities_clean ➡️ transportenvironment.org/art…
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Really interesting session from Anna Krajinska at @transenv on how too many manufacturers not offering EV versions of their lowest cost models and focusing on electric SUVs. But…
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NEW: Europe’s capitals could be free of large petrol and diesel van fleets by 2030.
Analysis by T&E and @cities_clean shows how e-vans will will power zero-emission freight zones ➡️ transportenvironment.org/art…
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BREAKING 🚨London cabbies are calling for climate action!
60% of black-cabs are already powered by electricity, but cabbies need more support to ditch diesel and power up to 100% green cabs.
Want to support cabbies for the climate? Join the campaign.
wearepossible.org/cabbies
ALT Cabbies posing outside their electric cabs to promote getting electric vehicles
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Car obesity out of control 😬. New @transenv_UK analysis - 62% new cars in UK were SUVs vs 50% in France, which has car weight tax.
Like diesel, failure of national regs and we'll now rely on bold city leaders to act & protect us from monster cars. Will London look to Paris? 👀
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📢 We’ve joined @transenv_UK, @NEF, @Grantham_IC & @GreenAllianceUK to call on the Chancellor, @RachelReevesMP, to include the UK’s share of shipping greenhouse gas emissions in the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS).
More 👉 tinyurl.com/ycxepmfw
The shipping industry in the UK is not paying for its pollution. 🚢🚢🚢
So we’ve written to the Chancellor, @RachelReevesMP, to call for the UK Emissions Trading Scheme to be expanded to include all domestic shipping emissions and 50% of international shipping emissions.
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The landmark zero emission vehicle mandate is driving EV uptake, but more can be done to support the transition.
We joined @transenv_UK @ClimateGroup @New_AutoMotive & @SMFthinktank in writing to @LilianGreenwood on common sense policies to boost the transition.
Read here 👇
We’ve written to @LilianGreenwood to call on the new government to give certainty on the phase out of petrol and diesel sales and for action to support EV demand.
Read the letter: transportenvironment.org/te-…
@ClimateGroup @GreenAllianceUK @New_AutoMotive @SMFthinktank
T&E UK retweeted
We’ve written to @LilianGreenwood to call on the new UK government to give certainty on the phase out of petrol and diesel car sales – and take action to support EV demand.
Read the letter: transportenvironment.org/te-…
@transenv_UK
@GreenAllianceUK
@New_AutoMotive
@SMFthinktank
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Demand for the latest battery electric vehicles (BEV) hit a new record volume for any month in September, up 24.4% to 56,387 units
⚡️ 20.5% share of the overall market, up from 16.6% a year ago
📈market share edged up from 17.2% in the first eight months, to 17.8% from January- September
🔮expected to reach 18.5% by the end of the year
smmt.co.uk/2024/10/unprecede…
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Data on new car sales for Sept out
Highest number of EVs ever sold in one month in the UK
EV market share at over 20%, and 18% for the year to date
You wouldn't think it from the media coverage though, which continues to push a narrative that EV sales are somehow struggling
The UK new car market rose 1.0% in the key ‘74’ plate change month of September, to 275,239 units,
In what is traditionally a bumper month for new car registrations, second only to March, the performance was the best since 2020, but still -19.8% off pre-Covid September 2019
smmt.co.uk/2024/10/unprecede…
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With talks underway in London to discuss the future of shipping, there is fierce debate over the introduction of a global carbon levy.
In a new analysis, T&E shows why a levy, alongside a GFS, is essential to ensure the "polluter pays" principle is applied to global shipping
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So...
Sep '24: Esther Walker pens article in @theipaper slamming her family's faulty EV
Jan '23: Giles Coren pens article in @thetimes slamming his family's faulty EV
The connection? Both articles are about the same Jaguar I-Pace
Why? Walker & Coren are married
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Keir Starmer calls for new emissions levy on global shipping ow.ly/Ryip105KoKX