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DIVE INTO THE DATA
The transition to electric transport is complex, multi-dimensional, and constantly evolving. Our briefings, policy papers, and reports dig into the data and provide expert insight and analysis on the current state of the switch.
LATEST RESEARCH
State of the Switch 2024
At the start of this year a new regulation came into force in the UK, requiring manufacturers to sell a rising proportion of EVs. New AutoMotive worked to influence and secure this ambitious policy, and it has already seen a big uptick in investment thanks to the certainty it provides.
So, 2023 represents the last year in which the sale of EVs was seen as voluntary. It was also a year in which there was an incentive to hold back sales until January 2024 in order to make compliance with the new regulations easier.
Despite these facts in 2023 UK electric car sales were up nationally by 18.5% on 2022 levels. And the share of ‘zero emission car miles driven’ – the metric we care about the most - is up 50%.
In other good news, the number of public charge points is also up by almost 50%, and, taking home and workplace charge points into account, there are now almost 15 times as many chargers as there are fuel pumps in the UK.
So I recommend this – the third annual State of the Switch report from New AutoMotive – as a remedy for anyone depressed by headlines in some news media claiming that the EV revolution is stalled or failing. It is very much alive and kicking.
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Switch First Save Fast
Supporting measures which encourage high mileage drivers to electrify at a faster rate puts EVs in the hands of those who will drive and save most.
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Delays Have Dangerous Ends
Assessing the impact of the phase-out delay announced by the UK government on motorists and the UK’s ability to hit net zero.
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ZEV Mandate Q&A
An explainer on the ins and outs of the ZEV mandate, as well as an assessment of what it will and will not do to the UK car and van market.
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ZEV Mandate Policy Design
A response to the final ZEV mandate consultation conducted by the UK Government in which we lay out our response to the government’s proposal.
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State of the Switch 2022
Our annual look at the year's news and data from the electric vehicle transition, showing a booming industry growing in popularity.
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On the Road to 2030
An in depth analysis of the state of the charging infrastructure industry, with an emphasis on the public charging network.
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EVs and Road Tax
An analysis of the Chancellors August 2022 announcement that BEVs will pay road tax from 2025, at a higher rate than many ICE vehicles.
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Electric Vehicle Batteries
A briefing analysing the embedded carbon in BEVs and the current R&D seeking to reduce the environmental and social cost of producing batteries.
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Accelerating the Switch
A response to the UK government’s second consultation for the ZEV mandate in which New AutoMotive calls for greater ambition.
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State of the Switch 2021
New AutoMotive’s first look back at the rate of electrification in the UK for 2021.
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EVs for All
A call for action to the government to enact a ZEV mandate which will ensure an increasing supply of BEVs on the road to the phase-out.
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Ending Sales of Fossil Fuelled Cars and Vans: The Facts
A look at what the ending of fossil fuelled car sales will look like and what it will mean for UK motorists, the economy and the environment.
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Driving Down the Cost
A briefing on the savings to motorists that a phase-out of fossil fueled vehicles would unlock.
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The Missing Metric
A briefing on how to best measure the transition to electric vehicles in the UK in order to help with future planning.
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