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Instavolt EV recharging price increase

11th August 2022

Instavolt EV charging costs rise by 15.7 per cent on Monday 15th August 2022... Robin Roberts (Wheels Within Wales) reports. EV charging network InstaVolt has raising its price 15.7% to 66ppKWh from next Monday. The rise applies to all payment types and the company says the steep rise is due to the enforced 20% VAT rate on public chargers compared to just 5% levied on domestic … [Read more...]

‘Charging anxiety to be a thing of the past’ – so says Osprey Charging

17th September 2021

Osprey Charging to invest £75 million in more than 150 rapid electric vehicle charging hubs across the UK... They say, "We will make charging anxiety a thing of the past", and they tell us: Rollout will see over 150 high-powered EV charging hubs open across the UK over the next four years, to revolutionise the UK’s EV charging infrastructure and eliminate charging anxiety. Each hub … [Read more...]

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