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Kevin Welstead , Sector Director EV at SSE Enterprise , is in no doubt that the future of mobility is electric – driven by social and regulatory pressures , resulting in a sharp uptake in businesses looking at fleet EV conversion .
“ The UK market is also beginning to see a significant upswing in the penetration of electric vehicles into the consumer marketplace ,” he said . “ This is likely to increase exponentially with the announcement that the ban on sales of fossil fuel vehicles is being brought forward to 2030 . Many will now realise the transition to EV is a fait accompli , not a distant threat .”
Last October saw the market share for new plugin EVs hit a record 12.1 % in the UK and this year marks a societal turning point , as EVs move beyond the realm of early adopters into the realm of the ‘ early majority ’. Charging infrastructure remains one of the main impediments to prospective buyers .
But changes are now forthcoming , as evidenced by the opening of Gridserve ’ s first fully electric grid court near Braintree , Essex , at the end of 2020 , one of 100 planned in the next five years .
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