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9:00 AM January 23, 2021
The new charging points, which will be installed at Thickthorn Services, will increase electric vehicle charging provision in Norwich.
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The application to install six new electric vehicle (EV) charging points on the outskirts of Norwich has been approved.
EV network firm Ionity, a joint venture founded by BMW, Daimler, Ford and Volkswagen, submitted plans with South Norfolk District Council to install the high-powered charging points at Thickthorn Services.
Ionity said the new stations would offer more power and a faster speed of charging than the nearest alternative, in Little Melton, and would fill a gap in an underserved area where the A47 and A11 meet.
Electric vehicles and heat pumps set for exponential growth on road to net-zero
More than 4.5 million electric vehicles (EVs) could be on UK roads, almost 250,000 households could feature solar technology and between 450,000 to more than one million domestic electric heat pumps could be installed by 2030 in order to reach net-zero, new research has found.
One scenario suggests more than 3,000% growth in electric vehicles and a 2,500% rise in domestic heat pumps by 2030
UK Power Networks had published its 2021 Distribution Future Energy Scenarios, mapping four possible low-carbon transitions through to 2030. Of the four, only the “steady progression” scenario wouldn’t put the UK on course for net-zero emissions by 2050.