According to a report by the department of transport in the UK, only 2% of registered vehicles were low emission by 2018. These records explain why the UK takes the third position in Europe for Electric Vehicle(EV) transition, a situation which has gone up four places since 2019.
It is approximated that corporate organizations own 50% of vehicles on the road today. Thus, they are crucial in the transport system transition to the EVs which are more sustainable as demonstrated in the great British electric vehicle league table.
Switching to a fleet with low emission is an easy way to lower the overall emissions footprint as it will help tackle climate change. Good news is that the stroke of a pen can do this transition without changing any strategies.
Regional Readiness for EV Transitions
At the top of the list is Norway and Netherlands who tie at position one, then the UK sits on the third position. The UK’s increased ranking is due to factors like better-charging infrastructure, higher EV registration numbers, and attractive motivation from the government.
The UK has scored thanks highly to the combination of government motivations like zero road taxes, and Electric Vehicle home charge schemes and the free emission vehicles will not be taxed from April 2020.
Different City’s Preparedness
New research suggests that Southampton is the best-prepared city for the switch to electric cars in the UK. London ranks below the top 10 cities based on installed charging points in comparison to its general population. Since 2019, calculations on readiness consider different factors like the number of charging points, population and number of alternative fuel cars that are currently registered.
The southern city has increased its charging points to 77 since January alongside the low population compared to other major cities. The number of registered cars for alternative fuels are 1, 023. Generally, let us look at the preparedness of the nine most congested UK cities that are likely to make a switch to electric vehicles.
The European Commission has set up stringent Real Driving Emissions (RDE), and Up to 90% of new cars already meet the threshold. The regulations state that each vehicle should emit a maximum of 80mg/km of NOx to achieve RDE compliance which was enforced in September 2019.
Least Ready Cities for EV
In the Midlands and north-west of England, EV owners are worst catered for. There is only one point in Stoke-on-Trent, and one charging point serves 268 cars. Southend is the second-worst city in ratio provisions, with one charger serving 201.8 EVs ahead of Birmingham with 174.9 cars per charger. Wolverhampton has 164:1 while Bolton has 161.3:1 is at the bottom with the least charger provisions in the UK.
If you compared the current data with previous studies in April 2019, some cities have made tremendous improvements. Coventry made the most significant changes by installing over 140 new charging stations – an increase of 293% while Sheffield went up by 147% and Derby was up by 142%.
Conclusion
There is no definitive regional division in the UK, and there is clarity in how some locations are more prepared than others. Everyone hopes that the transition to electric vehicles will have a smooth transition and bridge the gaps to bring a positive impact on the roads