Week 45: 2–8 November 2026

Most covered

1. What is the ZEV mandate? And how will it affect UK car prices?3 outlets · first reported by Electrifying.com
2. EV drivers in conservation areas miss out on relaxed charger installation rules2 outlets · first reported by Autocar
3. EV drivers to receive Virgin rewards for charging at Instavolt2 outlets · first reported by theenergyst.com

Business & Industry 14

• 6 Nov
  SMMT Calls for ZEV Mandate Changes as EV Share Trails Industry ForecastsDM News · Business & Industry
• 6 Nov
  Fastned's last bond of 2026 raises €27m from retail investorsEV Infrastructure News · Business & Industry
• 5 Nov
  Auto industry calls for maximum ZEV Mandate reformTransportXtra · Business & Industry
• 5 Nov
  InstaVolt partners with Whitbread on Premier Inn sitesTransport + Energy · Business & Industry
• 4 Nov
  Vauxhall surpasses 100,000 EV sales in UKtheenergyst.com · Business & Industry
• 3 Nov
  EV drivers can now turn their charging into Virgin Points for travel, days out and everyday treatsVirgin.com · Business & Industry
• 3 Nov
  Free EV Home Charger or £1,000 Offer | OMODA & JAECOO UKFuel Cells Works · Business & Industry
• 3 Nov
  EV drivers now get Virgin rewards for charging at InstavoltEV Powered · Business & Industry
• 3 Nov
  Fleet leasing and logistics sectors call for realistic policy as ZEV mandate responses filedVan Fleet World · Business & Industry
• 3 Nov
  EV drivers to receive Virgin rewards for charging at Instavolttheenergyst.com · Business & Industry
• 3 Nov
  Omoda & Jaecoo launch free home charger offerEV Powered · Business & Industry
• 2 Nov
  ZEV Mandate ambition must be matched by actionFleetPoint · Business & Industry
• 2 Nov
  InstaVolt customers can turn charging into Virgin PointsTransportXtra · Business & Industry
• 2 Nov
  Believ takes over 110 public EV chargers in Brighton and HoveFleetPoint · Business & Industry

Government & Policy 12

• 8 Nov
  Labour expected to cut EV targets for UK’s car industry despite MPs’ protestsThe Guardian · Government & Policy
• 6 Nov
  ZEV mandate: which carmakers are meeting the UK’s electric sales targets?Electrifying.com · Government & Policy
• 6 Nov
  ZEV Mandate must be backed by a skills strategy, warns IMIBodyshop Magazine · Government & Policy
• 6 Nov
  Workforce readiness should be prioritised in ZEV Mandate review, says IMIMotor Trade News · Government & Policy
• 5 Nov
  New EV charging rules could save Swindon homeowners hundreds of poundsSwindon 24 · Government & Policy
• 5 Nov
  What is the ZEV mandate? And how will it affect UK car prices?Electrifying.com · Government & Policy
• 5 Nov
  Electric car sales grow but ZEV mandate targets ‘will be missed’The Times · Government & Policy
• 4 Nov
  UK's £190M Motorway EV Scheme Clears Watchdog Review — What Happens Now?Tech Times · Government & Policy
• 4 Nov
  EV drivers in conservation areas miss out on relaxed charger installation rulesAutocar · Government & Policy
• 3 Nov
  The Depot Charging Scheme didn’t open as expectedFleetPoint · Government & Policy
• 2 Nov
  UK reviews cybersecurity requirements for public EV chargerselectrive.com · Government & Policy
• 2 Nov
  Uncertainty over Depot Charging Scheme reopening dateFleet News · Government & Policy

Infrastructure 9

• 8 Nov
  ‘Inappropriate’ Swanage EV chargers scrapped after meetingSwanage News · Infrastructure
• 6 Nov
  EV security fears as chargers at risk of Russia attackThe i Paper · Infrastructure
• 6 Nov
  Clarks Village adds eight faster EV chargers in StreetGlastonbury and Street Nub News · Infrastructure
• 6 Nov
  EV charger plans prompt fears emergency vehicles could be blocked in congested areaEast Anglian Daily Times · Infrastructure
• 5 Nov
  Frustration as BP Pulse EV chargers remain out of action in West ChestertonCambridge Independent · Infrastructure
• 5 Nov
  Believ to bring ultra-rapid EV charging to Swindon trade parkTransportXtra · Infrastructure
• 5 Nov
  Believ to bring ultra-rapid EV charging to new Pegasus Trade Park development in SwindonRetail Times · Infrastructure
• 2 Nov
  Aberdeen’s ‘largest’ ultra-rapid EV charging hub enters operationelectrive.com · Infrastructure
• 2 Nov
  West Sussex EV charging network celebrates 1,000 live socket milestoneWest Sussex County Council · Infrastructure

Prices & Costs 2

• 6 Nov
  Pod Power by EDF: the EV tariff that slashes your charging costsWhat Car? · Prices & Costs
• 2 Nov
  Claim £1000 Off EV Charger Upgrade with Roam OfferFuel Cells Works · Prices & Costs

General 2

• 6 Nov
  London named UK’s best region to run an EV fleetEV Fleet World
• 2 Nov
  UK seller says buyers fear they can't install an EV charger on driveway separated from homeThe Cool Down

Technology 1

• 7 Nov
  Project JOLT trials prompt three UK hauliers to invest in electric truckselectrive.com · Technology