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EVandPV

NatWest Group has teamed up with Octopus Energy to offer a dedicated electric vehicle (EV) charging and technology bundle to the bank's retail, business and wealth customers, in a bid to accelerate the switch to zero emission vehicles.
Announced today, the new package offers customers access to discounted EV charge points and installations, in addition to any associated home solar panels and battery storage.

https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4027192/bonkers-savings-natwest-octopus-energy-debut-discounted-ev-charging-package

Martyn1981

Ford have announced that the Pope is Catholic, and bears go 'do do' in the woods.
But joking aside, nice to see they are announcing this, and at least in Europe, are changing direction fast (going with the flow).

Ford To Be 100% Electric By 2030 … In Europe

Ford has just announced that it will sell 100% electric passenger vehicles in Europe by 2030 — as in, 100% of its passenger vehicle sales in Europe will be 100% electric vehicles within the decade.

Aside from that key target, here are a few more targets from Ford:

• By mid-2026, 100% of its passenger vehicle models will be zero emissions capable, fully electric or plug-in hybrid.

• By 2024, 100% of Ford’s commercial vehicle models will be zero emissions capable, fully electric or plug-in hybrid.

• By 2030, “two-thirds of commercial vehicle sales expected to be  all-electric or plug-in hybrid.“

EVandPV

Martyn1981 said:

Ford have announced that the Pope is Catholic, and bears go 'do do' in the woods.

 

Superscrooge

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1362101667890626562 https://twitter.com/GinnyBuckley/status/1362101667890626562/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1362101667890626562%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.speakev.com%2Fthreads%2Fitv-tonight-18-02-21-cars-the-end-of-petrol-and-diesel.156871%2F

silverwhistle

Martyn1981 said:

 , and bears go 'do do' in the woods.

is that what is known as scat music?

NigeWick

Ford To Be 100% Electric By 2030 … In Europe

I suspect they'll be out of business before then due to Chinese & BEV startups taking all the market share.

Martyn1981

NigeWick said:

Ford To Be 100% Electric By 2030 … In Europe

I suspect they'll be out of business before then due to Chinese & BEV startups taking all the market share.

That was my position too last year, but I'm starting to think that they (and GM) have begun to panic, which is a vast improvement on a boardroom full of older execs expressing derision for EV's.
It will be a tough challenge for them, but if they are taking it seriously today, and don't try to stall anymore, then they may make it. But the difference between Europe and the US is enormous. The BEV market in the US is still small, and I think Tesla has about 80% of it, suggesting that over there it's seen as a separate market that won't impact the 'real one' too much ........ good luck with that Ford (and GM).

JKenH

Tesla Slashes Prices of Entry-Level Model 3 and Model Y

Well, not exactly slashing prices but a cut. I expect this is related to the constricting factor of battery supply (which has been mentioned by Tesla as delaying the roll out of the semi). Diverting sales away from the bigger batteried cars to those with smaller batteries to shift more units overall seems logical to me.

https://hypebeast.com/2021/2/tesla-model-y-model-3-price-slash-announcement

JKenH

Volkswagen sells more electric cars than Tesla for first time – consultancy

https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/volkswagen-sells-more-electric-cars-tesla-first-time-consultancy

EVandPV

York’s two new electric vehicle charging ‘hyperhubs’ are set to be the largest in the north of England.

https://yorkmix.com/yorks-electric-car-charging-hyperhubs-will-be-the-largest-in-the-north/