The EV Weekly Round Up - Episode 107

 Faraday Challenge: UK's EV battery sector receives £27m jump start.Motability Scheme orders for EVs are growing rapidly, with most customers choosing to have a charger installed at their home to charge their vehicle, fitted at no additional cost. More EV chargers in one London borough than eight other cities. The UK’s plan to construct a battery plant for electric vehicles (EV) in the northeast may have been handed a lifeline after an Australian start-up put in a bid.A new report from the Department for Transport (DfT) has revealed that the UK has a long way to go to reach its target of 300,000 electric vehicle (EV) charging devices by 2030.Motorpoint chief executive Mark Carpenter has insisted the car supermarket group will succeed in its goal of becoming a “highly profitable market leader” Audi’s new concept vehicle is an all-electric luxury SUV that uses augmented reality glasses and can double as a small pickup truck! Akio Toyoda is stepping down as president of Toyota.Rejoice! An electric Audi RS6 e-tron will be revealed next year.