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M ore than 1mn new vehicles are bought by businesses every year . Imagine the impact to our carbon footprint if we achieve the UK government ’ s pledge that , by 2030 , at least 50 % of new cars and 40 % of new vans sold in the UK will be electric ?
Over the last 12 months , we ’ ve noticed a marked increase in the number of customers asking for help in getting set up with eElectric vehicles ( EVs ), and this is reflected in national figures .
Between 2014 and 2018 , the average number of electric cars registered jumped by 900 %. But this is just the start ; there are currently 5mn EVs amongst 1.5bn car stocks worldwide .
Whilst we are relatively early on in the adoption curve , it ’ s clear that EVs are here to stay and are destined for growth .
EDF Energy has almost 20 years ’ experience in the UK EV market – having installed the first charging points in London in 1999 and powered the EV charging network across Olympic sites for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games . We have been working hard to invest in and uncover the best technology and products in order to make switching to EVs an easy choice .
NOVEMBER 2019