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Excellent coverage on the front page of The Times newspaper this morning sharing the success tory that is EV charging rollout in the UK. And to quote Vicky Read CEO of ChargeUK ... “With one in three cars sold in December being fully electric, it’s clear where the future is and that a comprehensive network of charge points across the UK is essential." Bring it on 2025! #EV #EVCharging #2030 https://lnkd.in/e4ce9Zyf

🤔 "30% of the chargers we tested didn’t allow us to use contactless payment" According to a recent study run by What Car? looking at the implementation of the recent Public Charge Point Regulations update, 1 in 3 chargers weren't compliant with the requirement to provide contactless payments. If anything, we think this shows how hard it is to achieve compliance; it requires money to invest in change and technical knowledge to implement that change. If you're stuck in this conundrum, we can help - our destination charger has contactless payments integrated as standard 🤩 #EVCharging #Payments #2030

The concept of destination charging - charging your EV where you’re already spending time: like at a hotel, a leisure park centre, or a workplace - is gaining traction, but is it really as transformative as it sounds? Check out our latest blog post to learn more...

⚡ It's great to see independent validation of figures the EV charging industry has been reporting for a while now. #EVCharging #2030

The concept of destination charging - charging your EV where you’re already spending time: like at a hotel, a leisure park centre, or a workplace - is gaining traction, but is it really as transformative as it sounds? Check out our latest blog post to learn more...

Forget jaGUar a moment...the November Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) figures have just "dropped". 🚘 A whopping 1 in every 4 new cars sold in November was an EV! Take a beat, and appreciate how far we've come. #EVs #2030 Paul Large - updated #EV #2030

"...over half (56%) of English local authorities with data reported full compliance. However, 22 councils cited challenges such as funding limitations and contactless payment issues, which was attributed to factors like the age of the chargers and signal strength." According to a recent survey by Drax Group councils are struggling to keep up with regulation change as the second phase of Public Charge Point Regulations came into force on 24th November. Simply sticking a payment terminal on the side of the unit isn't always a feasible solution - otherwise they would have done it already. Luckily, Voqa has a solution for this - our AC charger has contactless payments integrated as standard. #EVCharging #Payments #2030

🤫 Opinions, they're like a certain body part we all have, everyone's got one and they should be re-examined regularly. If you're struggling to know where to look to get straight information on EV's and EV charging, look no further. Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) Auto Trader UK ChargeUK have pooled resources to provide facts and key data points in answer to the most common EV myths circulating. Get your EV facts kicks here 🗞️ EV charging facts: https://lnkd.in/eGepDu3G SMMT summary article: https://lnkd.in/e3PhzrcU 👏 to this group for recognising the problem and responding #FUD #EVCharging

📢 Calling EV Charge Point Owners & Operators The 2nd phase of the UK's Public Charge Point Regulations 2023 kicks in on Sunday 24th November 2024. Are you ready? Some key points to be aware of: 💳 Contactless payments mandatory on all public charge points above 8kW ☎️ 24/7 free driver helpline ⚙️ 99% reliability as standard for rapid chargers 🛜 Open data sharing via OCPI 🤑 One price, displayed in p/kW Designed to make EV charging more accessible for drivers they present some technical challenges for owners & CPO's but we see this also as an opportunity to get everyone on board and support the transition to electric. Need to know more? Read the details here and see how Voqa can support you in providing an effortless charging experience - complete with contactless payments as standard. https://lnkd.in/eQ4GYNPY #EVCharging #2030 #Payments

Whilst wandering around the FullyCharged.SHOW & Everything Electric event last week my mind got stuck on work and thinking about what the biggest threat was to getting Voqa off the ground. Many a seasoned entrepreneur will have a long list to give me, but when I sat to listen to one of the talks, a niggling thought that had been bouncing around came into focus thanks to the talk. The panel spoke about misrepresentation of facts in the mainstream media and how it’s affecting people’s understanding and their desire to transition from ICE cars. And there it was. Belief. Not the belief that we can do this, the other one. The collective belief that this is the right direction of travel for us all. If this country believes that transitioning to electric is the way forward then we will all pull in the same direction (government regulation, industry bodies, investment funds, media, general public). But if we don’t then the reverse will be true. Belief doesn’t stop healthy scrutiny, but let’s stick to the facts and not deliberately try to mislead those around us. #StopTheFUD #EVCharging