Week 43: 19–25 October 2026
This week we tracked 83 UK EV charging stories from 61 publishers.
- Stories
- 83from 61 publishers
- Top topic
- Home Charging20 stories
- Top network
- Connected Kerb9 mentions
- Busiest day
- Wednesday32 stories
Most covered
- New rule for homes without driveways begins on Wednesday, October 21, 202611 outlets · first reported by Liverpool Echo
- Toyota calls for ZEV Mandate ‘realism’ to ‘invest with confidence’9 outlets · first reported by Motor Trader
- Connected Kerb opens Aberdeen manufacturing hub, prepares for UK expansion7 outlets · first reported by Business Motoring
- Drivers to save up to £300 when installing EV chargers at home, as government slashes unnecessary red tape4 outlets · first reported by GOV.UK
- Planning permission requirement axed for under-pavement electric car charging3 outlets · first reported by Auto Express
Government & Policy 47
- Burnham steps aside from ZEV mandate call over wife’s charging linksEV Powered · Government & Policy
- UK drivers can save up to £300 by installing 1 thing at home after major government changeDaily Express · Government & Policy
- Burnham hands EV targets decision to Haigh over wife’s industry linksBusiness Matters · Government & Policy
- £300 rule England homes cuts charger installation costsJournalArta · Government & Policy
- ZEV mandate consultation to close as Autotrader calls for flexibilityAM-online · Government & Policy
- Labour warned over weakening ZEV mandateEnergy Live News · Government & Policy
- Energy UK response to Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Mandate reviewEnergy UK · Government & Policy
- Opinion: ZEV mandate certainty is key to unlocking the next phase of EV adoptionFleet News · Government & Policy
- Energy UK and ChargeUK: Letter on the importance of the Zero Emission Vehicle MandateEnergy UK · Government & Policy
- UK scraps planning permission for cross-pavement EV chargersFleet World · Government & Policy
- Taxpayers face bill if electric car targets eased, industry warnsThe Times · Government & Policy
- Landlords could be forced to allow tenant EV chargersThe Telegraph · Government & Policy
- Weakening ZEV Mandate is "unnecessary act of economic self-harm"Transport + Energy · Government & Policy
- Transport and eco organisations call for unchanged ZEV mandateFleet News · Government & Policy
- How a weakened ZEV Mandate would risk 'slamming the brakes' on the EV transitionBusinessGreen · Government & Policy
- Drivers to save up to £300 when installing EV chargers at home, as government slashes unnecessary red tapeGOV.UK · Government & Policy
- UK removes planning permission for cross-pavement EV chargers, saving drivers up to £300Review Energy · Government & Policy
- EV owners can save £300 thanks to home charging rule changeThe Independent · Government & Policy
- Installing a home EV charger just got easier: government 'slashes red tape'Autocar · Government & Policy
- Planning permission no longer needed for cross-pavement EV chargingFleet News · Government & Policy
- EV charger rule change promises £300 saving – but there’s a catchThe Independent · Government & Policy
- New rules make it much easier to install cross-pavement EV chargers in Englandelectrive.com · Government & Policy
- Cross-pavement EV charging installation costs could be cut by £300, as UK reduces planning red tapeElectricDrives · Government & Policy
- Government slashes red tape on EV gullies - RAC reactionRAC Media Centre · Government & Policy
- Opinion: The UK’s Chinese EV dilemma – tariffs vs investmentFleet News · Government & Policy
- Planning permission scrapped for on-street EV chargersWhat Car? · Government & Policy
- Home EV charging planning rules eased for on-street parkingAM-online · Government & Policy
- Drivers without driveways to save up to £300 on EV home chargers as government cuts planning red tapeBroker News · Government & Policy
- EV drivers to save hundreds when installing home chargingLocalGov · Government & Policy
- EV drivers can save up to £300 with changes to planning permissionsOxford Mail · Government & Policy
- New £300 rule for homes across England now in forceChronicle Live · Government & Policy
- EV drivers without driveways can save £300 on home charging from todayEasternEye · Government & Policy
- Depot Charging Scheme opens for applications soonFleet News · Government & Policy
- Hitting the brakes on the electric vehicle transition in UK could increase hospital admissions and cost millionsClean Air Fund · Government & Policy
- New EV Charging Rules Could Save Drivers £300 – But Councils Can Still Say Nofish4news.co.uk · Government & Policy
- Gully good news: planning red tape axed for kerbside EV chargingEV Powered · Government & Policy
- Planning permission requirement axed for under-pavement electric car chargingAuto Express · Government & Policy
- Scottish motorists without driveways could get up to £3,500 towards electric car chargingDaily Record · Government & Policy
- UK homeowners set to save £300 as Labour removes red tape on electric car chargersGB News · Government & Policy
- New ban for MILLIONS of Brits without a driveway is coming into force this weekThe Sun · Government & Policy
- New rule for homes without driveways begins on Wednesday, October 21, 2026Liverpool Echo · Government & Policy
- Which models get the Electric Car Grant – and why? Save up to £3750 on your new EVAutocar · Government & Policy
- Further market engagement for £130m EV planPartnerships Bulletin · Government & Policy
- Toyota calls for ZEV Mandate ‘realism’ to ‘invest with confidence’Motor Trader · Government & Policy
- Cut in electric vehicle 2030 sales target considered by GovernmentFleet News · Government & Policy
- UK government to ease EV sales mandate – but only slightlyelectrive.com · Government & Policy
- Council backs ‘install first, regulate later’ approach to electric vehicle chargersBournemouth Echo · Government & Policy
Business & Industry 19
- Believ picks up nine nominations at Transport + Energy and EVIES awardsLondon TV · Business & Industry
- Connected Kerb begins EV charging hardware production in AberdeenEV Infrastructure News · Business & Industry
- Connected Kerb opens Aberdeen factory to power up UK expansion plansBusinessGreen · Business & Industry
- Connected Kerb invests in former Trojan Energy facilityTransport + Energy · Business & Industry
- Connected Kerb opens Aberdeen EV charger manufacturing hubTraffic Technology Today · Business & Industry
- Connected Kerb Aberdeen EV Charger ManufacturingFuel Cells Works · Business & Industry
- Source adds UK ultra-rapid charging hubs to GreenFlux roaming networkelectrive.com · Business & Industry
- Connected Kerb opens Aberdeen manufacturing hub, prepares for UK expansionBusiness Motoring · Business & Industry
- Connected Kerb opens EV charger production site in AberdeenEnergy Voice · Business & Industry
- Electric vehicle charging firm that saved Aberdeen jobs opens new city manufacturing hubPress and Journal · Business & Industry
- Connected Kerb opens Aberdeen hub to build 25,000 EV chargers by 2030The Herald · Business & Industry
- EV charging firm opens new innovation hub in AberdeenThe Scotsman · Business & Industry
- Bp pulse fleet customers to transfer to Fuuse, Drax partnershipEV Infrastructure News · Business & Industry
- EZO Secures €150 Million Senior Debt Facility To Accelerate EV Charging Expansion Across The UK And IrelandPulse 2.0 · Business & Industry
- Drax and Fuuse take over BP Pulse workplace chargers for almost 1,000 fleetsFleet News · Business & Industry
- EV buying intentions rise despite ZEV mandate uncertaintyAM-online · Business & Industry
- Believ wins council EV charger contract | NewsForecourt Trader · Business & Industry
- 14,000 former BP EV chargers divvied upForecourt Trader · Business & Industry
- Fastned boosts quarterly profit 44% ‘as battery costs fall’Energy Voice · Business & Industry
Infrastructure 11
- ‘Monumental waste of money’: EV chargers pulled from Queen’s University campus just a year after installationBelfast Telegraph · Infrastructure
- Ayrshire Councils Agree 600-Charger EV Network With BelievDM News · Infrastructure
- Electroway Opens UK Truck Charging Hub With 32 400-kW ChargersThe EV Report · Infrastructure
- Over 600 new EV sockets after Ayrshire deal with BelievNorth Ayrshire Council · Infrastructure
- Roam Installs 170 EV Charging Sockets Across 14 UK HotelsFuel Cells Works · Infrastructure
- Council EV charging project delivers cleaner travelPunchline-Gloucester.com · Infrastructure
- New EV charging stations to be rolled out across Torridge car parksNorth Devon Gazette · Infrastructure
- M5 motorway services to get electric lorry charging hubThe Worcester News · Infrastructure
- Reason why Electric car charging point refused in picturesque villageThe Bolton News · Infrastructure
- Fast food and fast charging planned for derelict site opposite Coventry Building Society ArenaTheBusinessDesk.com · Infrastructure
- Police called to viral TikTok car meets at new EV charging station off A1 but say no crimes committedNottingham Post · Infrastructure
Prices & Costs 4
- Octopus offers discounted charging through FleetBoostCharged EVs · Prices & Costs
- ‘I can charge my car for £6’: could new rules cut costs for EV drivers?The Guardian · Prices & Costs
- Octopus wraps its tentacles round fleet charging bills with 30% offEV Powered · Prices & Costs
- Octopus slashes up to 30% off EV fleet chargingAutocar · Prices & Costs
General 2
- Kettering's bp pulse EV charging hub targeted by cable criminalsNorthamptonshire Telegraph